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.

Westbrook

Other OS name in the Parish of Bromham

Historical Forms

  • Westebroch t.Hy2 BM
  • Westebrok 1288 Ct

Etymology

is Westebroch t. Hy 2 BM, Westebrok 1288Ct , probably from OE  (bi ) westan brōce , ' (place) westof the brook . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement