Twislebrook
Early-attested site in the Parish of Mashamshire
Historical Forms
- Tuislebroc 1086 DB
- Tuisebrok 1184 RichReg
Etymology
Mr T. S. Gowland informs us that the name Twistlebro occurs in a 17th cent.list of field-names in this township, and places fairly accurately the site of the DB vill. The name means 'fork stream' from OE twisla which is used in the topographical sense of 'the fork where two streams meet,' and broc .