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.

Brackenber

Early-attested site in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Bracanbers l.12 ShpDd
  • Bracanber a.1201 Lowth
  • Brak(k)enbar 1578,1599 PR
  • Brackenbar 1594 ib
  • Brackenbaurgh 1754 ib

Etymology

Brackenber, Bracanbers l. 12 ShpDd 28, Bracanber a. 1201Lowth , Brak (k )enbar 1578, 1599 PR, Brackenbar 1594 ib, Brackenbaurgh 1754 ib, Brackinber 1681 PE(Clb). 'Bracken hill', v. brakni , beorg .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement