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.

Brockholes

Other OS name in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Brokhole 1377 SR
  • Bruckles 1770 M

Etymology

, 1777 M , Brokhole 1377SR (p), Bruckles 1770 M , v. brocc-hol ' badger set ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement