Broadmoor Estate
suburban area · Bracknell Forest
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name combines the Old English 'brād' (broad) with 'mōr' (moorland or marshland). It likely referred to a wide expanse of moor or marshy ground. 'Estate' indicates a large property.
Word origins
- Broad
- Old EnglishAttestedwide(from brād "broad, wide")
- moor
- Old Englishmoorland, marsh(from mōr "moor, fen, marsh")
- Estate
- Old Englishestate, property(from ēst "property, possession")
Historical forms
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