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.

Broomfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Norton

Historical Forms

  • le Lathefeild otherwise Brome Feild 1603 Halliv
  • the Broomfield 1684 ShefTC

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , le Lathefeild otherwise Brome Feild 1603 Hall iv, the Broomfield 1684ShefTC , v. brōm , feld and for the alternative name hlaða , feld .