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.

Broomham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Guestling

Historical Forms

  • Bromham 1220 FF 1265 Misc 1271,1279 Ass
  • Bromeham 1597 Wills

Etymology

Broomham is Bromham 1220 FF, 1265 Misc, 1271, 1279Ass (all p), Bromeham 1597 Wills, v. brom , ham(m).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement