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.

Broomfield

Major Settlement in the Parish of Broomfield

Historical Forms

  • Brumfeldam 1086 DB
  • Broumfeld 1348 ADi
  • Brimfeld(e) 1224 ClR 1602 Stent
  • Brimfeud 1255 Ass
  • Bremfelde 1387 Cl
  • Bromfeld(e) 1232,1239 FF
  • Bromfeud 1428 FA
  • Brompfeld 1356 FF
  • Brounfeld 1349 Ipm

Etymology

'Broom-covered open country,' v. brom , feld .

Places in the same Parish