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.

Braithmoor (field)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Clifton

Historical Forms

  • Braithemire c.1250,c.1258 StB
  • Braizemire c.1258 ib
  • Brade Moor 1773 LowtherW

Etymology

'Broad mýrr,' v. breiðr .

Places in the same Parish