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.

Kidbrooke Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Forest Row

Historical Forms

  • Ketebrokebregge 1438 Ct
  • Kydbroke Gate 1531 Ct
  • Kykebrookegate 1564 DuLa
  • Kid Brooke Gill 1658 ParlSurv

Etymology

Kidbrooke Park is Ketebrokebregge 1438Ct , Kydbroke Gate 1531Ct , Kykebrookegate 1564DuLa , Kid Brooke Gill 1658Parl Surv . 'Kite brook,' cf. Kits Bridge and Inholms Gill supra 282, 203.