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.

Broad Oak

Other OS name in the Parish of Brede

Historical Forms

  • Broadoke formerly Motts 1567 SAC66,143
  • Combers farm al. Broad Oak 1653 SRS29,168

Etymology

is Broadoke formerly Motts 1567 SAC 66, 143,Combers farm al. Broad Oak 1653 SRS 29, 168 . The family of Mott were living here in the 16th cent .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement