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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Breck

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • le Bregke 1492 MinAcct
  • Breke 1533 Stansf 1534 HAS
  • Breck(e) 1592 YDii 1624 Greave 1696 YDr
  • New Breck(e) 1650 WCR4
  • the litle Breck(e) 1709 WMB
  • Breck Scarr 1839 ValS

Etymology

The Breck, le Bregke 1492MinAcct , Breke 1533 Stansf, 1534 HAS 8, 36, Breck (e )1592 YD ii, 1624 Greave, 1696 YDr, New Breck (e )1650WCR 4, the litle Breck (e )1709 WMB. v. brekka 'a slope, a brink', here describing a steep wooded declivity, which is called Breck Scarr 1839ValS (v. sker ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement