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.

Brookfoot

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Brokefote 1564 Arm
  • Upper Brookefoote 1588 WillY

Etymology

, 1762 PRHtsd , Brokefote 1564 Arm, Upper Brookefoote 1588 WillY , v. brōc , fōt .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name