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.

Bruton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitchurch

Historical Forms

  • Brocton 1262 Ass 1285 BM 1352 FF
  • Brokton 1334 ib
  • Broughton 1428 FA 1656 Dugdale c.1830 O.S.
  • Brukton 1518 FF
  • Bruerton 1628 Recov
  • Broughton al. Brewton 1661 FF

Etymology

Bruton (6″) is Brocton 1262Ass , 1285 BM, 1352FF , Brokton 1334 ib., Broughton 1428 FA, 1656 Dugdale, c. 1830 O.S., Brukton 1518FF , Bruerton 1628Recov , Broughton al. Brewton 1661FF , Bruton 1709 Tombstone. 'Brook farm,' broc , tun . The place is on the east bank of the Humber Brook.

Places in the same Parish