Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Branuuat, Branuuode, Branuuit(h)e 1086 DB

• Bramwith 1324 MinAcct 1540 Bodl127b

• Lytill Bramwith 1580 WillY

• Sand Bramwith 1771 M 1842 TA

Etymology

Other spellings are as for Kirk Bramwith on the north bank of the R. Don (ii, 30infra ). 'Wood overgrown with broom', v. brōm , viðr , the latter perhaps replacing OE  wudu (judging by the DB spelling -uuode ). For the affixes, v. sūð ('south' in relation to Kirk Bramwith), sand .