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.

Ollsbrim

Early-attested site in the Parish of Widdecombe in the Moor

Historical Forms

  • Oldesbrom 1317 Pat
  • Holesbrom 1333 SR
  • Ollesbrom 1344 Dartmoor
  • Ollysbrom 1544 Deed

Etymology

The second element is brom, here perhaps in the sense of 'piece of broom-covered land.' The first element is obscure. It may be a ME  pers. name Olde .