Breadstone
Major Settlement in the Parish of Breadstone
Historical Forms
- Bradelestan' 1236 FF
- Bradeneston 1273 Ipm
- Bradneston 1322 Orig
- Brodeston 1243–5,c.1250 Berk
- Bratheston(e) 1248 Ass 1250 Berk
- Brotheston c.1250 Berk
- Bradeston(e) c.1250,c.1270 Berk 1273 Misc 1287 Ass 1522 Rent
- Braddeston 1439 IpmR
- Bradston(e) 1479,1507 Rent 1492 Aug 1640 InqM
- Bradston als. Bredston 1561 FF
- Broadston als. Bradston als. Bredston 1613 FF
Etymology
'The broad stone', v. brād , stān ; Brad (e )ne - is from the OE wk. form brādan , and Bradele - is an AN variant of this with interchange of -ne and -le (cf. IPN 107). The modern Bread - is from a shortened ME Bradde - (cf. Phonol. § 1). The forms Brathe -, Brothe - may also represent the early stage of loss of a dental stop similar to that postulated by Zachrisson (IPN 111 note 1) for names like Doynton (iii, 77infra ).