Brimington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Brimington
Historical Forms
- Brimintune 1086 DB
- Briminton' 1199 Memo c.1200 RegAnt 1207 P c.1288 RegAnt
- Brimenton(e) 1200,1203,1204 P e.13th DbCh 1230 FF 1247,c.1251,c.1253 RegAnt
- Brimington(e), Brimyngton(e) 1219,1268 RegAnt 1269 FF Ed1 HarlCh
- Brimton' 1200 P 1243 RegAnt
- Brimeton 1201 P 1239 RegAnt
- Brimitone 1236 FF Ed1 WollCh
- Bryminton, Brymynton c.1272 RegAnt 1321 FF
- Brymington(e), Brymyngton(e) c.1272 RegAnt 1306 Ass 1319 FF 1320 Pat 16th
- Bremiton' 1197,1198 P
- Bremintone 1220 FF
- Bremington(e), Bremyngton(e) 1290 Trials 1324,1339,1344 DbCh 1393,1397 Pat 1502 HardCh
- Bremertona (sic) 1179 P
- Brumton 1175 ChancR
- Brumingeton' 1183 P
- Brumiton 1204 ChR 1215 PatR 1219 RegAnt
- Bruminton 1215 ChR
- Brumenton' 1234 RegAnt
- Brininton 1175 P
- Brinneton 1239 RegAnt
- Brinington 1317 Hallviii 1354 Portland
- Brynington 1283 Abbr
- Brunintone 1240 FF
Etymology
Probably 'Brēme's farm', v. -ing-, tūn , rather than 'the farm of Brēme's people', as suggested by Ekwall (DEPN), only a single form -ingeton having been noted. For this rare OE pers.n. cf. Bromsgrove (PN Wo 336–7), Bramses (PN Sx 490–1).