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.

Broom

Early-attested site in the Parish of Southill

Historical Forms

  • Brume 1086 DB
  • Brome Hy2 Warden c.1230 Ass 1202

Etymology

So called from the abundance of the plant. v. brom .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement