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Dates
Bree is first mentioned in annals in c. III 1300, but the land around it had apparently been settled for some considerable time before this
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Meaning
Bree is an old word for 'hill', so 'Bree-land' is the ultimately 'land around the hill'
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The land around the Bree-hill, the chief township of which was Bree itself, but which also comprised the villages of Staddle, Combe and Archet. See also...Archet, Bree-hill, Bree-landers, Bree-men, Combe, Rowlie Appledore, Southlinch, Staddle, Wise-nose For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2007. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. |