Birches Head
suburban area · City of Stoke-on-Trent
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name denotes a settlement or dwelling situated among birch trees. It combines the Old English 'birce' (birch) and 'hēafod' (head, top, or sometimes a prominent place).
Word origins
- Birches
- Old EnglishAttestedbirch trees(from birce "birch")
- Head
- Old EnglishAttestedprominent place(from hēafod "head, top, prominent place")