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Brookroyd Mills

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Brookeroyd 1639 WillY
  • Bromehil 1298 WCR

Etymology

, Brookeroyd 1639WillY , v. brōc , rod 1 ' clearing ' . Broom Hill , 1816EnclA 24 , Bromehil 1298 WCR , v. brōm , hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name