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.

Brook Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • le Brokhouse 1347 YDii
  • Brookhouses 1657 Watson

Etymology

, 1817 M , le Brokhouse 1347 YD ii, Brookhouses 1657 Watson 551 , v. brōc , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name