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.

Schort braso

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • Schort braso 1467×84 LTD 1826 Surv
  • Long braseards 1612 Terrier
  • Long Braziers 1731 Terrier
  • Long Braziers furlong 1745 Terrier

Etymology

Schort braso 1467 × 84 (v. sc (e) ort), Long bracers 1601, 1625, 1679, Long braseards 1612, Long Braziers 1731, Long Bracers furlong 1700, 1703, 1709, 1712, Long Braziers furlong 1745 (v. furlang) (v. haugr; poss. with the ON   pers. n. Breiðr, an original by - name meaning' the broad one', v. SPNLY 64 and cf. Braceby, LPN 18)