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.

Broome

Major Settlement in the Parish of Cardington

Historical Forms

  • Brame 1086 DB
  • Brome 1255-6 Ass 1261-2 ForProc 13th InqMisc 1327 Pat 1689 PR(H)
  • Broom 1770 PRCardington

Etymology

See Broom supra .