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Breach Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Marnhull

Historical Forms

  • claus' apud la Breche 1482 MinAcct
  • Breach 1838 TA

Etymology

1811 OS , claus ' apud la Breche 1482MinAcct , Breach 1838TA , cf. claus ' voc ' thest Brach , the Southbrach , Northbrach 16Glyn , v. brǣc ' land broken up for cultivation ' , ēast , sūð , norð .