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 Brache

Other OS name in the Parish of Harpenden

Historical Forms

  • le Brache 1436 Ct 1487 WAM

Etymology

( Kelly ) is le Brache 1436Ct , 1487WAM , v. bræc and infra 250 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement