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.

Brach Copse

Other OS name in the Parish of Holt

Historical Forms

  • Brach Coppice, Brach Cow Leys, Brachfield 1847 TA
  • Bratch 1863 Hutch3

Etymology

, Brach Coppice , Brach Cow Leys , Brachfield 1847TA , Bratch 1863 Hutch3 , v. brǣc ' land broken up forcultivation ' , lǣs .

Places in the same Parish