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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… many costly tombs of the Cornwallis family. Brome, or Broom, South BROME, or BROOM, SOUTH, a chapelry, in the parish of Bishop's-Cannings, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… is supposed to have derived its name from the quantity of broom with which the neighbourhood abounds, was in the eighth … The name appears to have been derived from Brom, broom, and Ley, a field, indicating that a great quantity of broom anciently grew in the vicinity. The village is lighted …
The Environs of London
… Saxon words Brom-leag, signifying a field or heath where broom grows; the great quantity of that plant on all the …
The Environs of London
… supposes the name to be derived from brom, broom, and leag or lege, a field, or perhaps from the river …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Bromich, Bromwhiche, and Bromwidge. It is derived from the broom supposed to have once grown plentifully in the … tower built of wood said to be the produce of the marsh. Broom BROOM, a hamlet, in the parish of Southill, union of …
A History of the County of Somerset
… manuring and tillage and later some small-scale felling. Broom was also sold. 16 Woodland near Binfords was coppiced …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… New Ridley, a small village surrounded by several farms. Broom-Park BROOM-PARK, a township, in the parish of Edlingham, union of …
Alumni Oxonienses
… Bignor, Sussex, 1585. [ 5] Burrell, William s. Thomas, of Broom Park, Northumberland, gent. Merton Coll., matric. 9 …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… in many parts; and dells and ravines, formerly the beds of broom, furze, and heath, have been planted with larch, or …