Meanings
plural Brookfields
- A number of places in the United Kingdom:
- countableuncountableA suburb of Hadfield, High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0195).
- countableuncountableA hamlet in Kingstone parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4334).
- countableuncountableA suburb and ward in north-east Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5631).
- countableuncountableA southern suburb of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4815).
- countableuncountableA village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4164).
- A number of places in Canada:
- countableuncountableA community on the north-east coast of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- countableuncountableA community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
- countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
- countableuncountableA community in Lot 24 township, Queens County, Prince Edward Island.
- A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableA town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia.
- countableuncountableA village and zoo in Cook County, Illinois.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
- countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
- countableuncountableA town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
- countableuncountableA town and hamlet therein, in Madison County, New York.
- countableuncountableA town in Orange County, Vermont.
- countableuncountableA city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
- countableuncountableA town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.
- countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, including in Illinois, Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio (2) and Pennsylvania, listed under Brookfield Township.
- A number of places in Australia:
- countableuncountableA suburb of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
- countableA habitational surname from Old English, from any of the villages in England.
Origin
- Old Englishbrōc“brook”
- EnglishBrookfield
From Old English brōc (“brook”) + feld (“field”).
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Cite this entry
Brookfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brookfield
“Brookfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brookfield. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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