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.

Brackenhill Tower

Early-attested site in the Parish of Arthuret

Historical Forms

Bracanhill 1276 Ipm

Brakenhulle 1282 ib

Brakanhill 1292 Ass

The Brakenhill t.Hy8 DuLa

Breckonhill t.Ed6 NB

Brackenhill 1777 ib

Etymology

'Bracken hill,' v. braken .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Arthuret