English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Brownside

Major Settlement in the Parish of Chinley, Buxworth and Brownside

Historical Forms

  • Brownside Ed4 DuLa
  • Bronsydy (sic) 1519 ib
  • Brownesyde Hy8,Eliz 1585 FF

Etymology

v. brūn 1 , sīde .