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.

Brawith

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leake

Historical Forms

  • Braithwath, Braythwath 1231 Ass 1301 LS

Etymology

'Broad ford' v. breiðr , vað .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement