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.

Bracken Ridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Malzeard

Historical Forms

  • Breckon Rigg 1640 Yorke
  • Breckon Ridge 1840 TA

Etymology

, Breckon Rigg 1640Yorke , Breckon Ridge 1840TA , v. brakni , hryggr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site