Brookthorpe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Brookthorpe
Historical Forms
- Brostorp 1086 DB
- Brocht(h)rop 1096–1112,1138,1148–63 Glouc
- Brochrop 1217 ClR
- Brocþrop(e), Brokþrop(e), Brokthrop(e) 12 Glouc 1221 Eyre 1268 Episc 1354 Ch
- Broktrop 1102–12 Glouc 1137 Monast 1347 GlR
- Brokthorp(e) 1226 ClR 1226–8 Fees 1374 Ipm
- Brockrop 1289 Episc
- Brock(e)thorpe 1294 Cl 1620 FF
- Brockthrop 1654 PR
- Brokethorp 1294 Ipm 1535 VE
- Brokethrope c.1560 Surv
- Brook(e)throp(e) 1535 VE 1676 PR
- Bruckthorp 1577,1610 M
Etymology
'Outlying farmstead near the brook', v. brōc , þrop .