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.

Branksome

Parish in the County of Dorset

Etymology

This par. was formed in 1894 out of Kinson par.; in 1905 it was added to the borough and par. of Poole.

Major Settlements