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.

Brun

Other OS name in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • The Brun 1847 TAMap
  • Bran 1842 OS

Etymology

, The Brun 1847TAMap , Bran 1842 OS , ' hill-edge ' , v. brún 2 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site