Brets Hall Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ansley
Historical Forms
- Bret's Hall 1656 Dugdale
- Brattshall 1658 FF
- (le) Bret 1407 ADiv 1413 ADv
Etymology
Brets Hall Wood (6″) is Bret 's Hall 1656 Dugdale, Brattshall 1658FF and is to be associated with the family of William le Bret of Grendon (1327, 1332 SR) and William (le ) Bret (1407 AD iv, 1413 AD v). Cf. also Brettyswast 1551FF . The family went back to t. Hy 3 (Dugdale 748).