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.

Broom Royd, Broom Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Silkstone

Historical Forms

  • Brom 13,14 Brett
  • Broom Wood 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, Brom 13, 14 Brett, Broom Wood 1841 O.S. , v. brōm ' broom, gorse ' , rod 1 ' clearing ' , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site