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.

Blackwool Fm, Breachhurst Copse

Other OS name in the Parish of North Chapel

Historical Forms

  • Brechers 1540 MinAcct

Etymology

( both 6 ″ ) , cf. Blakwollond , land called Brechers (1540MinAcct ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement