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.

Brakey Close

Field in the Parish of Stokesby with Herringby

Historical Forms

  • Brakey Close 1659 NfRO

Etymology

Brakey Close 1659(v. bracu'bracken, fern', ēg, OFr  clos)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement