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Survey of English Place-Names

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Drybrook

Early-attested site in the Parish of East Dean

Historical Forms

  • Druy(e)brokeswalle, Druy(e)brokesforde 1282 For
  • Dry(e)bro(o)k, Dri(e)bro(o)k 1338 Inq 1339 Glouc c.1340 For
  • Dri(e)bro(o)keswalle 1338,1339 Glouc

Etymology

Drybrook, Druy (e )brokeswalle , Druy (e )brokesforde 1282For , Dry (e )bro (o )k , Dri (e )bro (o )k 1338 Inq, 1339 Glouc, c. 1340For , Dri (e )bro (o )keswalle 1338, 1339 Glouc.'The dry stream' (doubtless one running only intermittently), v. drȳge , brōc ; -walle is probably Merc  wælla 'well, spring'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement