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.

Broad Carr

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • the Brod-Carr 1652 PR
  • (the) Broad-Car 1652 Watson 1774 PRHtsd
  • Brodecarre 1664 PR

Etymology

, the Brod -Carr 1652 PR, (the ) Broad -Car 1652 Watson,1774 PRHtsd, Brodecarre 1664 PR , v. brād , kjarr ' marsh ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name