Brettanby Manor
Early-attested site in the Parish of Barton
Historical Forms
- Bretanebi, Bretaneby 12 Easby 1219 1260 Easby
- Brethaneby 1220 Ass
- Breteneby 1228 Ebor
- Bretanby 1285 KI
Etymology
v. by . The first element is the OIr pers. n. Brettan (v. Revue Celtique , xliv. 46), which also perhaps appears in Bretonenges (1206Easby 154 d ), a field-name near Brettanby.