Brockton
hamlet · Shropshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hamlet's name likely derives from an Old English personal name and the word 'tūn', meaning settlement or farmstead. It refers to the farmstead associated with a person named Broc.
Word origins
- Broc
- Old EnglishAttesteda personal name(from brōc "brook")
- tūn
- Old EnglishAttestedsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")