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Darnbrook Beck, Darnbrook Ho, & Darnbrook Fell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Malham

Historical Forms

  • Dern(e)broc, Dern(e)broke 12,1206,1246 Font 1157 YCh78 1198 Fount 1219 Percy 1461 Vyner
  • Darnebrokhous 1496 FountRent
  • Darnebruk(e) 1535 VE 1540 Fount
  • Darn(e)broke 1541 WillY 1544 Star 1695 M
  • Darn(e)brooke 1600 PRMl
  • Darn(e)brough 1675 PRArn

Etymology

Darnbrook Beck, Darnbrook Ho, & Darnbrook Fell, 1858 O.S., Dern (e )broc , Dern (e )broke 12, 1206, 1246 Font, 1157 YCh 78, 1198 Fount, 1219 Percy, 1461Vyner , Darnebrokhous 1496FountRent , Darnebruk (e )1535 VE, 1540 Fount, Darn (e )broke 1541 WillY, 1544 Staret freq to 1695 M, Darn (e )brooke 1600 PRMl, Darn (e )brough 1675 PRArn. 'Hidden, secluded stream', v. derne , brōc . The change to -brough occurs regularly in Greasbrough i, 181supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site