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Wheels Brook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Almondbury

Historical Forms

  • Quelesbothem, Welesbothem 1307 WCR
  • Wheelsbrook(e) 1709 WMB 1817 M

Etymology

Wheels Brook, Quelesbothem , Welesbothem 1307 WCR, Wheelsbrook (e )1709 WMB, 1817 M, v. hwēol 'wheel', botm , brōc ; the allusion is to a valley (Hart Holes Clough) which wheels round below the farm.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name