Brentor
Major Settlement in the Parish of Brentor
Historical Forms
- Brentam, apud Brentam t.Hy2 Oliver
- Brenta 1238,1244 Ass
- Brente 1228 FF
- Brienta 1228 FF
- Northbrienta 1322 Ass
- Brentetor(re) 1232 1302 Ass 1309 Exon
- Brente Torre 1281 Ass
- Brintetorre 1265 Exon
- Bryntetor 1488 Rental
- Brendetorre 1287 Pat
- Bremptetorre 1299 Ass
- Brentor 1423 Deed
- Brenter 1648 Depositions
Etymology
This place and Brent (So), Brente 725 (14th) BCS, Brenteknol 1288 FF, are both isolated steep hills and Brent infra 290 is near a prominent hill though not an isolated one. In PN Sx 256, Ekwall suggests that these names may contain a lost noun- derivative of OE brant , 'steep.'