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Survey of English Place-Names

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Durbrooks

Other OS name in the Parish of Holmesfield

Etymology

, cf. Dyrtbroksyk 1491 DbA xx , Little Dirbroke 1574 ib , Durbrookes 1653Kerry xix , the place being named from a nearby stream which is apparently ' dirt brook ' , v. drit , brōc .