Holbrook
Major Settlement in the Parish of Holbrook
Historical Forms
- Hol(e)broc, Hol(e)brok(e) 1086 DB 1232,1232–9 RegAnt 1245 Cl 1251 Ch 1272,1298 Ipm 1306 Ass
- Hol(e)brocke 1275 Abbr
- Hobrok 1360 Pat
Etymology
'Brook in a hollow', v. hol 2 , brōc . The stream is now called Bottle Brook supra 4.