Survey of English Place-Names

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 .'