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.

Braithwaite

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pickering

Historical Forms

  • Braghtwaht 1335 ForP

Etymology

'Broad enclosure' v. breiðr , þveit .