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 Breach

Other OS name in the Parish of Eastwood

Historical Forms

  • le Breche 1318 ADii
  • le Gressebreeche 1482 FF

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is le Breche 1318 AD ii, le Gressebreeche 1482FF . v. bræc infra 276 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Early-attested site