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.

Brantom

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Bramptonhey 1499 WCR4
  • Brampton 1592 WillY 1612 HAS
  • Branton 1624 Greave
  • Bramton 1709 WMB
  • Brantom 1758 TaxS 1839 ValS

Etymology

Brantom, Bramptonhey 1499WCR 4, Brampton 1592 WillY, 1612 HAS 17, 296, Branton 1624 Greave, Bramton 1709 WMB, Brantom 1758 TaxS, 1839 ValS. 'Farmstead amongst the broom', v. brōm , tūn ; the modern form Brantom has metathesised the nasals of Bramton .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement