English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

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).