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Survey of English Place-Names

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Brunt Sike

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sedbergh

Historical Forms

  • (le) Brendesike 1220–50,1220–60 Cockers
  • Burntsyke 1612 PR
  • Brunt Sike 1776 Terr

Etymology

Brunt Sike, (le ) Brendesike 1220–50, 1220–60 Cockers, Burntsyke 1612 PR, Brunt Sike 1776Terr . v. sīc 'a stream'. The first el. appears to be ME  brende 'burnt', but the sense in the compound with sīc would be unusual (unless brende is here a contracted form of ON  brennandi 'burning' as in Brennand 211supra ). It is probably therefore OE  brende in the sense 'place cleared by burning' and the name describes a stream in such a place.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement