Locksbrook
suburban area · Bath and North East Somerset
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Locksbrook is probably named from the Old English 'loc' meaning an enclosure or barrier, and 'broc' meaning a stream. It indicates a stream near an enclosure.
Word origins
- Locks
- Old EnglishEnclosure or barrier(from loc "enclosure, barrier")
- brook
- Old EnglishAttestedStream(from broc "stream")