The Collaborative International Dictionary
brach \brach\, brache \brache\(br[a^]k or br[a^]ch), n. [OE.
brache a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF. brache,
F. braque, fr. OHG. braccho, G. bracke; related to Sw. brack
a dog that hunts by scent; possibly akin to E. fragrant, fr.
L. fragrare to smell.]
A bitch of the hound kind. See also bratchet.
--Shak. [Also
spelled bratch when pronounced (br[a^]ch).]
A sow pig by chance sucked a brach, and when she was
grown would miraculously hunt all manner of deer.
--Burton
(Anatomy of
Melancholy).
Wikipedia
The Bratch is an area of Wombourne in South Staffordshire, England, noted for its industrial heritage and more recently as a way station for walkers, riders and cyclists. Formerly, it was a small, separate hamlet, and became fully absorbed into Wombourne only in the 20th century. Population details for the 2011 census can be found under Wombourne.