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.

The Breeches

Other OS name in the Parish of Woodmancote

Historical Forms

  • Breaches 1839 TA

Etymology

, Breaches 1839TA , v. brēc ' landbroken up for cultivation ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement