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.

Brookhampton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ombersley

Historical Forms

  • Brokhamton, Brochamton 1215–22 WoC c.1250 1275
  • Brockington 1655 WillsP

Etymology

'The hamtun by the brook,' cf. Brookhampton in Astley supra 33.