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.

Brinscombe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Singleton

Historical Forms

  • Bronescomb, Bronescumbe (1275 Ipm, MinAcct)
  • Brimescumbe 1275 MinAcct
  • Brunnescumbe 1325 Ipm
  • Breneskomb 1330 Ipm

Etymology

Brinscombe (lost) is Bronescomb , Bronescumbe (1275 Ipm, MinAcct ), Brimescumbe (1275MinAcct ), Brunnescumbe (1325 Ipm), Breneskomb (1330 Ipm). 'Bryni 's cumb,' with the same pers. name as in Brinfast infra 73. It was in the neighbourhood of Singleton and West Dean.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement