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.

Brims Down

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brixton Deverill

Historical Forms

  • Brimsdon 1812 RCH

Etymology

Brims Down is Brunnesdon 1282, Brymysdown 1505, Brimes Downe 1592Kings , Brimsdon 1812 RCH. Possibly 'Bryni 's down,' but the forms are too late for certainty.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement