West Bretton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Sandal Magna
Historical Forms
- Bretone 1086 DB
- Bretton(a), Bretun 1155 Pont 1180–90 Bodl43 1190–1220 1196 P 1202 FF 1202–8 Ass 1216 ClR 1219 FF 1243 Fees 1428 FA
- West Bretun 1193–1211 YCh 13 YDiii 1304 Ch 1308 WCR 1666 Visit
- Lytul Bretun 1430 YDviii
- Brecton 1256 Pap
- Breton 1256 Pap
- West Breton 1508 WillY
- Westbritton 1433 Hall
- Westberton 1529 YDvi
Etymology
'Farmstead of the Britons', v. Brettas , tūn , and Monk Bretton i, 273supra . The single Brecton spelling is not significant, as it is probably a misreading of Bretton ; c and t are often indistinguishable in the court hand. The affixes are from west and lȳtel 'little'.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bullcliff
- Chapelthorpe
- Gawthorpe Hall
- Hollingthorpe
- Kettlethorpe Hall
- Milnthorpe
- New Biggin Hill
- Pledwick
- Pugneys
- Roughley Hills
- Stand Bridge
- Thurstonhaugh
- Woodthorpe
- Blacker Hall
- Daw Lane
- Dirtcar, Durkar Ho
- Newmillerdam
- Newsholme Lane
- Painthorpe
Other OS name
- Bentley Dike & Bentley Spring
- Bower Hill
- Bramley Lane
- Bretton Hall
- Bretton Park
- Brick Bank
- Bridge Royd Wood
- Broad Carr
- Bullcliff Wood
- Burn Bank
- Clap Ho & Clap Wood
- Common End
- Deer Park
- Haigh Lodge
- High Royd Wood
- Lower Lake & Upper Lake
- Jenkin Wood
- Kaye Spring
- Pikeley Hill
- Pot Ho
- Smithy Ridge
- Town End
- Dennington
- Lawns Dike
- Low Fm
- Low Moor
- Owlers Beck
- Owlet Lathe
- Patch Wood
- Priestley Lodge
- Slack
- Spa Ho
- Stony Lane
- Stowe Ho
- Wadhouse Lane
- Wood Moor
- Woodmoor Hill
- Beechfield
- Bellefield
- Belle Vue
- Carr Lane
- Castle Hill
- Castle Lodge
- Cleevethorpe
- Gallows Hill
- Highfield
- Hill Top
- Manygates Ho
- Milnthorpe Green
- Pinfold Lane
- Portobello Ho
- Pount
- Sandal Castle
- Sandal Cliff
- Sandal Common
- Shooter Hill
- Sugar Lane
- Three Houses Inn
- Wheatcroft
- Woolgreaves
- The Balk
- Bull Bridge
- Clay Royd Bridge
- Elmwood Ho
- Fairholme
- Fox Well
- Hare Park
- Haw Park
- Lower Town& Overtown
- Sike Lane
- Walton Common
- Reddie Carr Ing
- Tockhill
- Birch Lathe
- Boat House Fm
- Boyne Hill
- Brice Hill
- Broadlands Fm
- Brown Wood
- Calder Bridge, Calder Grove
- Clew Bridge
- Cliff Ho
- The Clough
- Crigglestone Cliff
- King's Wood
- Thorntree Hill
- Fox Row
- Great Cliff
- Greenfield Fm
- Hall Green
- Haverroid Plant
- The Hole
- Holling Hall
- Holmes Plant
- Humley Hill
- Soap House Bridge
- Stone Heaps
- Stubbs Fm
- Walton Hall
- Walton Park