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Survey of English Place-Names

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Breach Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Uppingham

Historical Forms

  • le Breche 1344 For
  • the Breach c1725 Bir 1728 Asw 1736,1746,1763 Bir
  • The Breech 1776 ib

Etymology

, le Breche 1344For , the Breach c1725Bir , 1728Asw , 1736, 1746, 1763Bir , The Breech 1776ib , ' land broken up for cultivation ' , v. brēc .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement