Clapcote Brake
valley · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Clapcote Brake is likely an Old English name. 'Clapcote' could mean a cottage or shelter for clapping (perhaps for birds), and 'brake' refers to a thicket or overgrown area.
Word origins
- Clapcote
- Old EnglishAttestedcottage or shelter for clapping(from clæp "clapping", cot "cottage, shelter")
- Brake
- Old Englishthicket, overgrown area(from bræc "thicket, wasteland")