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.

Branthwaite

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dean

Historical Forms

  • Bromthweit 1210 Cur
  • Bramtweit 1212 Cur
  • Bramthuait c.1260 Hesley
  • Bramthwayt 1285 Ass 1369 Ipm
  • Branthwayt 1230 Scotland 1570 ExchKR
  • Brancthweyt 1278 Ass
  • Brampeweyt 1276 FF
  • Bramptweyt 1279 Ass
  • Brampthwayte 1544 MinAcct
  • Brannthwayt cum Dene 1278 Ass
  • Braunthwait 1279 FF 1367,1370 Ipm
  • Brayntheweyt 1279 Ass
  • Braynthwayt 1294 ib
  • Branthate 1602 CWxii
  • the common called the Edge 1777 NB
  • Branthwaite Edge 1800 PR(Lamplugh)

Etymology

Apart from the 1210 form, the evidence favours ME  brame, 'bramble,' for the first element. In Bromthweit the o may represent the rounding of a before a nasal, rather than the ō in OE brom, 'broom.' The second element is þveit .