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.

Bramhall

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stockport

Historical Forms

  • Brumale 1086 DB
  • Brumhal e14 Chol
  • Brumhall 1612 Earw
  • Bramall 1578 ChRR 1831 Bry
  • Brom(h)ale H2 Orm2 17 P 1181 Fitt m13 Dow c.1280
  • Bromhal l12 Sheaf
  • Bromhaigh 1337 Eyre
  • Brumhale 1287 Court
  • Bromehale 1426 Plea 1433 ChRR
  • Brom(m)all, Brom(e)hall 1446, 1448 ChRR, Chol
  • Bromehaule 1536 Leland
  • Bromhell 1545 Plea
  • Bromeholme 1551 Fine
  • Bramhull alias Bromham 1559 Pat

Etymology

'Broom-nook', v. brōm , halh (dat.sg. hale ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name