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.

Howbrook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tankersley

Historical Forms

  • Holbroke 1575 WillY
  • Howbrook(e) 1651 WillS
  • Haw Brook 1817 M

Etymology

Howbrook, Holbroke 1575 WillY, Howbrook (e )1651 WillS, Haw Brook 1817 M. 'Brook in the hollow', v. hol 2 , broc .