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.

Brampton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Brampton

Historical Forms

  • Brandune 1086 DB
  • Brantune 1086 DB 1185 Templars
  • Branton(a) c.1250,Ed1,1310 WollCh 1314 Ch 1325 Ipm
  • Bramton(e) 1179 P e.13th WollCh 1236 FF 1239 RegAnt 1252 1560 WollCh
  • Brampton(a), Brampton(e) 1237,c.1240,1247,1253,1264 RegAnt 1285 Ch
  • Brumton 1204 FineR
  • Brumpton 1276 RH
  • Bromton(e) 1270 HarlCh 1496 WollCh
  • Brompton 1414 Fine

Etymology

'Farm where brooms grew', v. brōm , tūn , cf. Brampton (PN BedHu 233–4, PN Cu 65, PN Nth 79, PN WRY 33). The DB spelling Brandune is clearly an error.