Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Brunstathe alias Brynston, Brynston 1534–47 Dugd 1535 VE 1537 Orm2 m16 AOMB397 1555 Orm2

• Brynstone 1547 MinAcct

• Bryneston 1554 ib

• Brinston 1566,1567,1579,1595,1673 Sheaf

• Brinston and Brinston Parke 1579 ib

• Brinstone 1621 Orm2 1656

• Burneston 1539–47 Orm2i275

• Bronston 1564 Sheaf

• Brunston, park of Brunstath alias Brunston 1579 Dep

• Brunstoe 1646 Sheaf350

• Brimston 1739 LRMB264

• Brunstan 1418 ib

• Brynston 1410 ib

Etymology

This was used as an alternative name for Brimstage supra . It is probably the origin of the surname Brunston 1291–1323 Chest, 1398, 1407 ChRR, Brunstan 1418 ib, Brynston 1410 ib. It is 'Brūna's stone', from stān and the same OE  pers.n. Brūna as in Brimstage supra , Bromborough 236infra . No doubt the same man is involved, the stæþ and the stān at Brimstage may have been the limits of his territory. The park was about Brimstage Green infra , at 109–305819 adjacent to the boundary of Thornton Hough 230supra .