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.

Brightmans Hayes

Other OS name in the Parish of Petrockstow

Historical Forms

  • Brightmanysheye 1333 SR
  • Brightmannesheye 1411 FF
  • Britensey 1809 M

Etymology

[ brɑˑnsi ] is Brightmanysheye 1333SR (p),Brightmannesheye 1411FF , Britensey 1809 M , ' Beorhtman 's enclosure , ' v. (ge)hæg . The name may , however , be of ME origin .

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Places in the same Parish

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