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.

Bolebrook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartfield

Historical Forms

  • Bolebrok 1249 FF 1273 Ipm
  • Bolbrocke al. Boolebrocke 1588 SRS19,50

Etymology

Bolebrook is Bolebrok 1249 FF (p), 1273 Ipm, Bolbrocke al. Boolebrocke 1588 SRS 19, 50. 'Bull brook.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement