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.

Breach Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burwell

Historical Forms

  • (le) Breche 1232 FF 1357 Coleiii 1419
  • le Brach(e), la Brach(e) 1294,1322 1378 FF 1398 MinAcct 14th Rams
  • le Braach 1398 MinAcct

Etymology

Breach Fm is (le ) Breche 1232FF , 1357Cole iii, 1419Ct , le Brach (e ), la Brach (e )1294, 1322Ct , 1378 FF, 1398MinAcct , 14th Rams, le Braach 1398MinAcct . 'Land newly taken into cultivation,' v. brǣc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement