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.

Bruntleysike

Other OS name in the Parish of Alston

Historical Forms

  • Burnthillsyke 1739 PR
  • Bruntlinsike 1751 ib
  • Bruntly-sike 1790 ib

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Burnthillsyke 1739 PR, Bruntlinsike 1751 ib., Bruntly-sike 1790ib . v. sīc . The forms of the other elements are too varied for interpretation .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement