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Survey of English Place-Names

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Brewood

Major Settlement in the Parish of Brewood

Historical Forms

  • Breude 1086 DB
  • Breoda 1139 MRA
  • Breode 1151,1166 ib
  • Broude c.1150 BrewoodCh
  • Browd(e) c.1211–16 1330 Ch
  • Briwuda, Brewuda 1188 P 1196 P
  • Bri(e)wude 1196 ChancR 1202 P
  • Breuwud' 1207 ClR
  • Brehude 1290 Ch
  • Breuwode 1306 GDR 1322 Ch
  • Brewde 1201 P 1236 Fees 1559 Pat
  • Bruwode 1245 Lib 1315 Ipm 1496 Ipm 1415 CoramR
  • Brewod(e), Brewud(e) 1200 P 1204 P 1200 ChR 1221 Ass 1232to1336 Ch 1286 For 1291 Tax 1303 FF 1496 Ipm 1535 VE 1548 Survey
  • Bre(e)wood(e) Eliz ChancP 1559 Pat 1604 PurSurv 1723 Ct 1834 O
  • Breewood als Braywoode 1571 Pat
  • Bruwood 1558 FF
  • Brude 1462 ChwAccts 1562 StarCh 1605 Woodehouse
  • Bruyde 1561 Will

Etymology

This is an original simplex from *breʒ Pr Welsh and Pr Cumb (Brit  *brigā ) meaning 'hill'; to this has been added wudu 'wood'.'The wood at Breʒ .'

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name