Breakspear
Early-attested site in the Parish of Harefield
Historical Forms
- Breakespeare 1593 N
Etymology
Breakspear is Breakespeare 1593 N. This name also is of manorial origin. In 1371 William Swanlond granted a lease for 60 years to William Brekespere of a house and land in Harefield (Lysons 111). The family, however, were in the neighbourhood much earlier, a Nicholas Brakespere being mentioned in connection with Ruislip in 1246 (Select Pleas).