Bratton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bratton
Historical Forms
- Bratton 1177 P 1201 Cur 1202 Abbr 1212 ClR
- Bracton(e) 1196 Cur 1333 Ipm
- Bracton(e) next Westbury 1335 ib
- Bractun 1221 FineR
- Brotton 1227 FF
- Bretton 1241 1256,1267 Pat 1281 Ass t.Hy8 NQiii
Etymology
This is a compound of OE bræc, 'newly cultivated land,' etc., and tun. Cf. Bratton Fleming (PN D 29–30).