Brogborough
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ridgmont
Historical Forms
- Brockeberg(h) 1222 FF 1240 Ass 1286 Dunst
- Brokebergh, Brokesbery 1247 Ass
- Brokeberwe 1261 Abbr
- Brockeborewe 1308 Ipm
- Brock(e)burwe 1324 Ipm, Cl
- Brokkebergh 1328 Cl
- Brok(e)burgh 1331 QW 1388 Cl
- Brockeburgh 1331 QW 1354 Ipm
- Broybury, Broybiry 1363,1383 Cl
- Brokboroughe 1389 IpmR 1396 Cl
- Brockborough 1509 ADv
- Brobury 1525 LP
Etymology
OE brocc-beorg or brocca-beorg , 'badger-hill' or 'badgers' hill.'It is tempting to take the name as from OE brocen beorg , 'broken hill' (cf. Brokenborough (W)), which would aptly describe its outline, but the fairly frequent ck and kk in early forms seem to make this impossible. v. brocc , beorg .