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.

Brampton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Brampton

Historical Forms

  • Brantune 1086 DB
  • Branton Hy1 Thorney 1300–25 Ch Hy2 DandCLincA1/1no.23 1227 P c.1155 HH 1168 Cl 12th MP 1237 BM c.1250 1291
  • Bramtona Hy1 Thorney 1300–25 DandCLincA1/1no.8 c.1150 P 1168 Cl 1242
  • Brampton 1227 Ass
  • Braunton 1241 Cl
  • Brampton juxta Huntyngdon 1343 FF

Etymology

'Brier' or 'bramble farm' v. brame , tun .

Places in the same Parish