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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.

Broom Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Brome 1440 SheffMan 1442 Comp
  • Brome Hall 1506 WillY 1528 Testv 1665 Visit
  • Broom-hall 1822 Langd

Etymology

Broom Hall, Brome 1440 SheffMan, 1442 Comp, Brome Hall 1506 WillY, 1528 Test vet freq to 1665 Visit, Broom-hall 1822 Langd.'Hall near Broom ', v. brōm 'broom, gorse', hall .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name