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.

Brancey Bridge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aldwinkle, All Saints and St Peter

Historical Forms

  • Brantsey 1488 Pat
  • Brantsy 1513 LP

Etymology

Brancey Bridge (6″) is Brantsey 1488 Pat, Brantsy 1513 LP.This is 'Brant 's island' (v. eg ), cf. Braunston supra 15. The island is formed by the twofold course of the Nene here.

Places in the same Parish