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.

Braithwaite Intake

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Bradewath 1283 YI
  • Braythewath 1312 Ch
  • Bradwat 1457 FountBurs
  • Braithwaite 1822 Langd

Etymology

Braithwaite Intake, Bradewath 1283 YI, Braythewath 1312 Ch, Bradwat 1457 FountBurs, Braithwaite 1822 Langd. 'Broad ford', v. brād (ON  breiðr), vað , presumably a ford carrying the Bewerley- Padside road over Fall Beck. It is not always possible to separate the spellings of this p.n. and Braithwaite 199infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site