Brickendon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Brickendon
Historical Forms
- Brikandun 959 BCS1050 c.1100
- (æt) Brycandune c.975 BCS1306 10th
- Brikendune 1062 KCD813 14th
- Brichendone 1086 DB
- Brikendon(e) 1176 P 1204–12 Fees 1402 FA
- Brykyndon 1296 Ipm
- Brykyngdon 1312 Pat
- Brichedone 1086 DB
- Brekyndon 1314 ADiii
- Brekyndon Grene 1546 FF
- Brygyndon 1346 Cl
- Brykyngton 1454 Pat
- Brickenden 1596 Sess
Etymology
'Brica 's hill,' v. dun . Cf. Brigden (PN Sx 478) and Brixworth (PN Nth 122–3).