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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Brockhurst

Other OS name in the Parish of Davenham

Historical Forms

  • Brokholes 1439 Cl
  • Broke Holl 1523 AD
  • Brocklehurst 1840 TA
  • Brockhurst 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Brokholes 1439 Cl (p), Broke Holl 1523 AD,Brocklehurst 1840TA , Brockhurst 1831 Bry , ' (wooded hill at) thebadger holes ' , v. brocc-hol , hyrst , cf. 197, 191supra .

Places in the same Parish