Brockholes
village
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The village name means 'wide clearings'. It is composed of the Old English 'brād' (wide) and 'hlāw' (a hill or mound, often a burial mound, or a clearing).
Word origins
- Brock
- Old EnglishAttestedwide(from brād "wide")
- holes
- Old EnglishAttestedclearings(from hlāw "hill, mound, clearing")
Historical forms
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