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.

Bramcote Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Polesworth

Historical Forms

  • Bramcote 1211 RBE
  • Bramcote juxta Pollesworth 1430 FF
  • Brancote 1235 Fees
  • Bromcotia 1242 Pat 1398
  • Bromcote juxta Pollesworth 1315,1462 Ass
  • Brom(e)cote 1323 Pat 1327 SR 1397 IpmR
  • Brumcote 1262 Ass

Etymology

Probably 'broom cote,' with occasional confusion with brame , 'bramble.'