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.

Mullbrooks

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hailsham

Historical Forms

  • Morebrok 1291 MinAcct
  • Morbroke 1396 Add
  • Moorbrook 1711 PHB

Etymology

Mullbrooks is Morebrok 1291MinAcct , Morbroke 1396Add , Moorbrook 1711PHB , v. mor . The modern form is a quite late corruption.