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.

Brookend

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burnham

Historical Forms

  • Brok 1235 Bract 1247 Ass
  • le Brok 1275 Ipm

Etymology

Self-explanatory. It lies on the extreme west of the parish.