Wood Broughton Hall
hamlet · Westmorland and Furness
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name combines 'wood' (Old English 'wudu') with 'Broughton'. Broughton means 'settlement on the brook', from Old English 'brōc' (brook) and 'tūn' (settlement). 'Hall' indicates a manor house.
Word origins
- Wood
- Old Englishwood, forest(from wudu "wood, forest")
- Broughton
- Old Englishsettlement on the brook(from brōc "brook", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
- Hall
- Old Englishhall, manor house(from hæll "hall, manor house")