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.

Brook Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Frodsham

Historical Forms

  • þe Brokehowse 1495 Sheaf
  • the Brookehowse 1654 Orm2
  • the Brookehouse 1668 Sheaf
  • del Broke 1354 Sheaf

Etymology

, þe Brokehowse 1495 Sheaf, the Brookehowse 1654 Orm2,the Brookehouse 1668 Sheaf, from a family surnamed del Broke 1354 Sheaf ( v. brōc ) and hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name