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.

Budbrooke

Major Settlement in the Parish of Budbrooke

Historical Forms

  • Budebroc 1086 DB t.Hy2 Warwick 1190 P 1205 ChR
  • Budebrok 1253 Ch 1282 Wigorn
  • Buddebroc t.Hy1 Kenilworth
  • Buddebrok c.1200 Warwick 1235 Fees 1275 RH 1295 Ipm
  • Boudebrok c.1185 Madox
  • Budibrock dene 1200 FF
  • Bodibrok 1273 Wigorn
  • Bodelbroc 1316 FA
  • Bodebrok 1329 BM
  • Boddebrok 1317 Ipm
  • Bod(e)broke 1335 ib
  • Budbrook 1487 ADv

Etymology

'Bud (d )a 's brook,' v. broc . Cf. Budleigh (PN D 582).