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.

Aldford Brook

Other OS name in the Parish of Aldford

Historical Forms

  • le Aldefordbroke 1465 JRC
  • Aldford Broke 1520–21 Orm2
  • Aldford Brook, Lea Brook 1831 Bry

Etymology

( R . Dee ) , le Aldefordbroke 1465JRC , Aldford Broke 1520–21 Orm2, Aldford Brook , Lea Brook 1831 Bry , v. brōc , cf. Lea Newbold 119 infra .