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.

Carbrook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Kerebroc 1200–18 YCh1281
  • Kerbroke 1383 Ipm
  • Carbroke 1451 FA 1520,1543 FF
  • Carbrook(e) 1603 FF 1636 WillY
  • Carbrook alias Carbrough 1603 FF

Etymology

Carbrook, Kerebroc 1200–18 YCh 1281, Kerbroke 1383 Ipm, Carbroke 1451 FA, 1520, 1543 FF, Carbrook (e )1603 FF, 1636 WillY, Carbrook alias Carbrough 1603 FF. 'Stream in the marsh', v. kjarr , brōc , replaced by -brough in one spelling as in Greasbrough 181supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name