Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Branton(a) 1178 Pipe 1200–10 Crk37 1208 FF c.1230 Knipe 1540 DRH 1627 FF

• Braunton 1279 Ass2

• Bramton 1256 Ass5 1770 M

• Brampton 1283 Misc 1292 QW 1315,1317 Ipm 1322 Pat 1722 Dep

• Bramptoun 1324 Misc

Etymology

'Farmstead amongst the broom', v. brōm , tūn . The forms Bram (p )-, etc. arise from the early shortening of -ō - to -o -, which was then represented by -a - before nasals as is usual in NCy p.ns. (cf. Bramley, Brampton, etc. YW vii, 87 §29, and Phonol. §16).