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Survey of English Place-Names

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Brecks Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Swillington

Historical Forms

  • the Brekkes 1507 Rent

Etymology

, the Brekkes 1507 Rent , v. bræc 1 ' thicket, uncultivated strip ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement