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Survey of English Place-Names

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Brook Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Brookehousebottom 1586 HAS
  • Brookhouses 1631 ib

Etymology

, 1645 WillY , Brookehousebottom 1586 HAS30, 24, Brookhouses 1631 ib 13, 257 , v. brōc ' stream ' , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name