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.

Brimstone Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Little Wakering

Historical Forms

  • Breaunsons 1419 MinAcct
  • Brinzun 1240 FF
  • Bryaunesoun 1297 FF

Etymology

Brimstone Hill (6″) is Breaunsons 1419MinAcct , Bremsons , Bramsons 1549, Brendston Fee 1553 Pat. A manorial name deriving from the family of John de Brinzun (1240 FF) and Joan de Bryaunesoun (1297 FF), which came originally from Briençun (Normandy). Cf. New Hall infra 223.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site