Brinkley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Brinkley
Historical Forms
- Brinchel' t.Hy2 Pat 1508
- Brinkelai, Brinkylai, Brinkeleia, Brinkeleie, Brinkelay, Brinkele(e), Brinkeleg(h), Brinkeley(e) 1177–94 France 1551 Pat
- Brinkel 1246–52 FF 1261 Ch
- Brinckley 1313–33 FF
- Brynckele 1342 ib
- Bringkele t.Hy3 ElyCh t.Ed1 Colexix
- Bryng(e)le 1369 Ipm 1370 Cl 1398,1406 Colexviii
- Bryngley 1409 Borough
- Bringkley 1523 SR
- Brun(c)kele 1272 Ass 1291 Tax
- Brenkele 1272 Ass
- Brenk(e)ley 1444,1465 Elien 1516 EAvii
- Brinklow 1576 Saxton 1610 Speed
Etymology
'Brynca 's clearing or wood,' v. lēah . Cf. Brinklow (PN Wa 98–9).The early forms are inconsistent with association with the common word brink and this would not be apt topographically.
Places in the same Parish
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