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Survey of English Place-Names

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Brierton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Stranton

Historical Forms

  • Breretone 1242×3 Ass
  • Brereton 1315 RPD 1359etfreqto1622 IPM
  • Brerton 1369(p),1371(p) Halm 1507 IPM
  • Brearton 1517,1564,1609 IPM 1823 SurteesIII133
  • Breerton 1508,1525 IPM
  • Breereton 1627 ib

Etymology

'Briar farm, farm where briars grow', OE  brēr + tūn. Cf. Brearton North Yorkshire SE 3260, Braretone 1086, Brerton 1198–1415, Brereton 1301, 1316, 1364, Brearton 1597, Breerton 1644 PNYW 5106.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement