Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Burnulfestune 1086 DB

• Bernolueston' 1182 P

• Brunolviston' 1243 Fees

• Brunolueston' late13th Darley

• Brunulueston' c.1250 ib

• Brunelueston' c.1250 ib

• Bronoluestone 1269 Ass

• Brun(n)aldeston(e), Brun(n)aldiston(e), -ton(e) 1276 FF 1290,1291,late13th WollCh 1302 FA 1397 Cl

• Brounaldeston(e) 1330 Ass

• Bryn(n)ald(e)ston late13th Dale 1423 WollCh

• Brunalston 1277 DKR 1300 Ipm 1393 Pat

• Brunolston 1281 Welbeck 1328 Ch

• Brenaleston 1281 FF

• Brenaston 1431 FA

• Brunlaston 1296 Ipm

• Brynlaston 1399 DbCh

• Brunastone 1330 Ass

• Brynaston 1397 DbCh

• Byrnaston 1474 WollCh

• Burnaston 1495,1502,1504 ib

Etymology

Apparently 'Brūnwulf's farm', v. tūn ; cf. Burnside We. As Ekwall (DEPN) notes an OE  pers.n. Brūnwulf is not well evidenced and perhaps ON  pers.n. Bryniolfr might be considered. The DB form Burn - shows metathesis as does the modern form. There has also been confusion of the first element in many of the later spellings with OE  *Brunwald .