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.

Breckamore

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Brakanmore 1481 RipAct
  • Brakenmore 1509 Rent 1533 MinAcct
  • Brakymore 1532 ib
  • Brakamore 1599 PRRip
  • Breckamoor 1822 Langd

Etymology

Breckamore, Brakanmore 1481 RipAct, Brakenmore 1509Rent , 1533MinAcct , Brakymore 1532 ib, Brakamore 1599 PRRip, Breckamoor 1822 Langd. 'Moorland overgrown with bracken', v. brakni , mōr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site