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.

Great Brickhill

Major Settlement in the Parish of Great Brickhill

Historical Forms

  • Brichella 1086 DB
  • Magna in 1247 (Ass)

Etymology

The history of the forms of Brickhill in this name is much the same as for Brickhill. It is first distinguished as Magna in 1247 (Ass ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site