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.

Brock Holes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Brockolenabbe 13 YDi
  • Brocholis, Brocholes 1275,1297 WCR
  • Brokholes 1370 YDi

Etymology

Brock Holes, Brockolenabbe 13 YD i, Brocholis , Brocholes 1275, 1297 WCR (p), Brokholes 1370 YD i(p). 'Badger holes', v. brocc-hol, nabbi .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name