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.

Brownswolds

Other OS name in the Parish of Astbury

Historical Forms

  • The Brownswolds 1595 JCJ
  • Brownsoles 1842 OS
  • Brownsworth 1593 JCJ

Etymology

, The Brownswolds 1595 JCJet freq 1600 to 1650ib , Brownsoles 1842 OS, from the surname of Thomas Brownsworth 1593 JCJ .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site