Broomy Bank Dingle
valley · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a valley or ravine ('dingle') on a slope or bank ('bank') where broom plants grow. 'Broom' is Old English for the shrub.
Word origins
- Broomy
- Old EnglishAttestedplace with broom(from brōm "broom")
- Bank
- Old Englishslope(from banc "bank, slope")
- Dingle
- Unknownvalley