Brampton en le Morthen
Major Settlement in the Parish of Treeton
Historical Forms
- Brantone 1086 DB
- Bramton Hy3 BM 1304 YI
- Bramton in Moring 1297 LS
- Bramton in Morthyng 1377 YDxii,115
- Brampton 1240 FF 1252 Ch 1285 KI 1428 FA
- Brampton in Skyrakes 1293 QW
- Brampton in Morthing, Brampton in Morthyng Ed1 BM 1316 Vill 1420 YI
- Brampton in the Mornynge 1586 FF
- Brampton le Morthinge 1620 FF
- Brempton 1276 RH
Etymology
'Farmstead in the broom', v. brōm , tūn and Brampton Bierlow 106supra , from which it is distinguished as en le Morthen (v. Morthen 101supra , 168 infra , cf. Laughton en le Morthen 141supra ); for Skyrakes v. Shireoaks Nt 108 ('shire oaks', v. scīr 1 , āc , the name of a district in the adjacent part of Nt).