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.

Warbraham Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Burwell

Historical Forms

  • Walbrom 1398 MinAcct
  • Walbron 1504,1537 Queens'

Etymology

is Walbrom 1398MinAcct , Walbron 1504, 1537Queens ' . This looks like a derivative of OE  brōm , ' broom , ' but no certainty is possible .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement