Stoke Bruerne
village · West Northamptonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Stoke Bruerne is a village whose name signifies a settlement associated with the de Briouze family. 'Stoke' is an Old English term for a place or farmstead.
Word origins
- Stoke
- Old EnglishAttestedplace, village, farmstead(from stoc "place, village, farmstead")
- Bruerne
- Norman FrenchOf Briouze(from de Briouze "from Briouze (a place in Normandy)")