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Survey of English Place-Names

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Brecks Hill, Brecks Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Rotherham

Historical Forms

  • le Neu brek' 1328 YDi
  • Newebrekk' 1348 YDxii,239
  • Breck(e)s 1364 Linds
  • le Ovir-brekkis, Nethir-brekkis 1479 Testiii 1782 BM

Etymology

, le Neu brek '1328 YD i, Newebrekk '1348 YD xii, 239, Breck (e )s 1364 Linds, le Ovir-brekkis , Nethir-brekkis 1479 Test iii, 1782 BM ; in view of the compound with nīwe ' new ' , this p.n. must contain dial . breck ' a strip of uncultivated land ' ( from bræc 1 ) rather than brekka ' a hill ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement