Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• 'the grange of Brumzete' 1233 Hutch3

• 'the grange of Bruniethe' 1234 Ch 1279

• Brunnegate 1262 ib

• 'grange of Brunegat(e)' 1279 ib

• Bruneyate 1285 FA 1288 Ass

• Brunyate 1280 Ch

• Bronyethe 1280 Ass

• Bronegate 1291 Tax

• Brounzate 1346 FF

• Bronyate 1436 Weld1

• Bromyeth 1280 Ass

• Bromyate 1331 Pat

• Burn(e)yate 1462 Ct 1481 Weld1

• Burn(e)gate 1535 VE

• the mancion howse called Burn(e)gate Eliz Rent

• mannor of Burn(e)gate 1586 Weld1

• Burn(e)gate Farme 1664 HTax 1703 Weld1

• Grange 1473 MinAcct 1490 Weld1

Etymology

Probably 'brown gate', v. brūn 1 , geat , as suggested by Fägersten 141. It was no doubt a grange of Bindon Abbey (in Wool par. infra ) which possessed two virgates of land in (West) Lulworth from 1172 (VCHDo 282) and tithes in Burngate in 1535 VE (VCHDo 286); Grange 1473MinAcct , 1490Weld 1, probably also belongs here, v. grange . It is situated on the Wool-W Lulworth road where it crosses the old bdy of St Andrews Fm infra , once a detached part of E Stoke par.