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.

Madam's Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Acton

Historical Forms

  • le Brokehous 1408 ChRR
  • Brookhouse 1719 Sheaf
  • Brook House 1831 Bry 1842 OS

Etymology

, le Brokehous 1408 ChRR, Brookhouse 1719 Sheaf,Brook House 1831 Bry, 1842 OS , ' house near a brook ' , v. brōc , hūs , named from Ravensmoor Brook 134infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site