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Survey of English Place-Names

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Brock Holes

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Brokeholus 1379 PT
  • le Brok(e)holes 1462,1492 MinAcct

Etymology

, Brokeholus 1379 PT(p), le Brok (e )holes 1462, 1492MinAcct 99, 02 , v. brocc-hol ' badger-hole ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site