Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (æt) Beorhtwaldingtune 939 BCS743 c.1240

• Bristoldestone 1086 DB

• Bristwoldintona 1087 BM

• Brichtwaldit', Brichtwaldint' WilliamI Ch 1312

• Brichtuuoldestun c.1100 EgCh

• Brichtwaleston' 1167 P

• Bricthwalton' 1220 Fees 1224–5 Ass

• Brichtwalton(e) 1224 Sar

• Brig(h)twalton' 1241 Ass

• Brictewalton' 1242–3 Fees

• Brichtwalton 1258 AD

• Bristwalton 1268 1294 ib

• Brichwalton' Brychwalton' 1284 Ass

• Bryght Walton 1297 Pat

• Bryth Walton 1301 Ipm

• Brightwaltone 1316 Fa

• Bryʒtwalton' 1327 SR

• Brytwalton 1333–4 AD

• Brithwalton 1338 Cl

• Bri(n)walton 1275–6 RH

• Brickleton 1574 Saxton

• Brightwalton alias Brickleton 1667 PubLib 1755 ArchJ

• Brightwaltham 1761 Rocque 1830 OS

Etymology

'Estate associated with Beorhtwald', v. ingtūn ; the early forms show variation between connective -ing - and the -es of the gen. sing. According to ArchJ 36, p. 164, the pronunciation represented by the spelling Brickleton was still current locally in 1932.