Brampton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Torksey
Historical Forms
- Brampton 1237 CottCh 1648 Monson
Etymology
Brampton, Brampton 1237CottCh , 1648Monson , Township of Brampton 1874Padley . This is Brampton (< OE *brōm-tūn 'the farmstead, village where broom grows') in the adjacent wapentake of Well, cf. DLPN 19.