Ivonbrook Grange
Major Settlement in the Parish of Ivonbrook Grange
Historical Forms
- Winbroc 1086 DB
- Wenbrock 1192 Shir
- Wenbrooke 1590 Lanc
- Yuinbroc 1159–66,c.1200 Darley
- Yuenbroc, Iuenbroc c.1200 CPG 1309 DbCh
- Iuenbrook c.1440 ib
- Yuenebrok 1366 DbCh
- Iuelbrok 1269 Ass
- Euynbrok 1318 CPG
- Euenbroke, Evenbroke, Evenbrook(e) 1332 BelCh 1379,1436,1441 DbCh
- Irnebruke 1535 Val
- Irenbroke 1546 DbAxxvii
- Iuenbroke, Yeuenbroke 1330 Ass
- Even Brooke 1583 DuLa
Etymology
The place is named from the now unnamed stream which rises near the village. The stream itself has been noted as Iuenbroke , Yeuenbroke 1330Ass (at Cromford), Even Brooke 1583DuLa . This is a difficult name for which Ekwall's suggestion 'Ifa's brook', v. brōc (DEPN), is possible. Some difficulty, however, must be felt in the early appearance of forms with Yuin -, though they are in later copies, and may well represent an alternative OE Ifing -brōc (v. -ing 4 ). Close to the stream is Ible infra 380, the first element of which is probably the OE pers.n. Ibba , related to Ifa (v. Redin 98 and 99). If the first element of the present name is Ifa then it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the two names are connected. Cf. Mackworth and Markeaton infra 479 and 481. Forms in W - must be errors for Iv -, Iu -; and Iuel - shows the common AN sound-substitution of -l - for -n -. The added Grange is late, v. grange .