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.

Brockamin

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leigh

Historical Forms

  • Brockham End 1571 D
  • Broken End, Brockamend 1596 Wills

Etymology

This is probably from OE  broc-hamm, the place lying fairly steeply above a hamm stretching to Leigh Brook and the Teme.