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.

Broom Hill Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Long Bredy

Historical Forms

  • Bro(o)m(e)hill 1615 DuCo
  • Broomehill (fields) 1639 DCMCt 1650 ParlSurv
  • Broomhill 1839 TA

Etymology

, named from Bro (o )m (e )hill 1615DuCo , Broomehill (fields )1639DCMCt , 1650ParlSurv , Broomhill 1839TA , v. brōm , hyll .