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.

Brookhouse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Laughton en le Morthen

Historical Forms

  • Brokhouses 1297 LS
  • Brokhous(e) 1329,1377 BM 1535 VE
  • Brokehowse 14 Roche
  • Brokehous 1379 PT
  • Brockhowse 1597 FF
  • Brookehouse 1652 ParlSurv

Etymology

Brookhouse, Brokhouses 1297 LS, Brokhous (e )1329, 1377 BM, 1535 VE, Brokehowse 14 Roche, Brokehous 1379 PT, Brockhowse 1597 FF, Brookehouse 1652ParlSurv 40. 'House by the brook', v. brōc , hūs .