Brampton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Brampton
Historical Forms
- Brantun c.1169 Boothby
- Branton' 1197 P 1238 Pipe 1278 Ass 1552 CW(OS)viii
- Brampton 1169 Laner
- Bramton' 1183 Pap 1402 Pipe 1228 Naworth 1618
- Braunton 1252 Ch
Etymology
'tūnin the brambly place,' v. brame . Cf. Brampton (PN BedsHu 233, PN WRY 33).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Low Gelt Bridge
- Riggside Plantation
- Written Rock of Gelt
- Brampton Fell
- Brampton Ridge
- Crow Hall
- Hawk Hirst
- Hembles Gate
- Hollin Stone
- Lonning Head
- Middle Farm
- Moot Hall
- New Mills
- Oaky Hills
- Park Barns
- Park Head
- Quarry Beck Wood
- Warren Ho
- Naworth Park
- Aaron's Town
- Back Warren
- Beck Gate
- Bridgend
- Bridgewood Foot
- Bright Riggs
- Capon Tree
- Catgallows Hill
- Croft Ho
- Crooked Holme
- Ridge Ho
- Rowbank Wood
- Scarrow Hill
- Scarrowhill Bridge
- Tarn End
- Tenterbank Wood
- Tortie
- Townfoot Fm
- Tree Ho
- Unity
- Hagghead Wood
- Rob's Knowe