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.

High and Low Braithwaite

Early-attested site in the Parish of Middlesceugh and Braithwaite

Historical Forms

  • Braythweyt 1285 For
  • Bratheweyt 1292 Ass
  • Brathwayt 1342 Pat
  • Braithwait in Inglewod forest 1350 Ipm
  • Braithat 1580 Border
  • Brathuate magna, parua 1541 MinAcct
  • Brathait 1580 CW(OS)vii
  • Braythueythowes 1338 MinAcct
  • Braythwaythowes 1348 Orig
  • Braithwaitehouse 1530 MinAcct

Etymology

'Broad clearing,' v. breiðr , þveit . Very common in Scandinavian England; cf. Lindkvist 105. Which is magna and which is parva is unknown.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement