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.

Bramham Biggin

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bramham

Historical Forms

  • Neubiging 12 Nost153d
  • Branham Bigyng 1505 WillY
  • Bramam Byggyng 1566 FF
  • Bramham Bigging(e) 1605 FF 1701 Arm

Etymology

Bramham Biggin, Neubiging 12Nost 153d, Branham Bigyng 1505 WillY, Bramam Byggyng 1566 FF, Bramham Bigging (e )1605 FF, 1701 Arm. Originally 'new building', v. nīwe , bigging .