Brackenfield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Brackenfield
Historical Forms
- Brachentheyt (sic) 1269 Darley
- Braken-, Brakin-, Brakyn-, Brakun-, -th(w)eyt, -thweit, -thwayt(e), -thwait, -twytt 1269,1275 BelCh 1276 Darley 1329 Ipm 16th
- Brakinweyt 1272 Ipm
- Bra(c)kenfeld, Brakynfeld 1535 Val 1576 FF 1577 Saxton
Etymology
'Bracken clearing', v. brakni , þveit . For the replacement of the second element by feld cf. Carnfield Hall infra 281.