Brendon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Brendon
Historical Forms
- Brandon(a) 1086 DB 1205 FF
- Brandun, Bramdon 12th Buckland
- Bremdon(e) 12th Buckland 1291 Tax 1328 Exon
- Brendon 1275 RH
- Bryndon 1544 Wills
Etymology
There can be little doubt that this name, found many times in Devon and three times in Cornwall, is a corruption of bremel and dun , 'bramble hill,' with early loss of l from the consonantal combination and assimilation of md to nd . The early forms with a for e are either AN spellings (cf. IPN 112) or have been influenced by the word brame , 'briar.'