English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Ashbrook Bridge & Ashbrook Towers

Other OS name in the Parish of Church Minshull

Historical Forms

  • Astbrook bridge 1621 Sheaf
  • Ashbrook bridge 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Astbrook bridge 1621 Sheaf, Ashbrook bridge 1831 Bry , cf. Thomas de Astebrok 1329 Plea , from Ash Brook 114 v. brycg .