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.

Brambleden

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shoreham-by-Sea

Historical Forms

  • Brenbredena c.1100 Sele
  • Brembelden juxta nouam Shorham 1303 Ass
  • Brambleden 1317 FF
  • Brenbelden 1296 SR

Etymology

Brambleden (lost) is Brenbredena c. 1100Sele , Brembelden juxta nouam Shorham (1303Ass ), Brambleden in 1317 (FF) and was the home of Adam de Brenbelden in 1296 (SR). Self-explanatory.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement