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.

Northbrook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fulbrook

Historical Forms

  • Northbroke 1368 Warwick
  • Northbrokes 1545 LP
  • Norbroke 1540 LRMB
  • Northbrookes al. Norbrookes heath 1658 Recov
  • Norbrooke 1774 Poll

Etymology

Northbrook is Northbroke 1368Warwick , Northbrokes 1545 LP, Norbroke 1540LRMB , Northbrookes al. Norbrookes heath 1658Recov , Norbrooke 1774 Poll. This must refer to Sherborne Brook which forms the north-west boundary of Fulbrook parish.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement