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.

Brockholme

Early-attested site in the Parish of Danby Wiske

Historical Forms

  • Brokholme 1382 YD

Etymology

'Field where badgers are found' v. brocc , holmr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement