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.

Brunstock Beck

Other OS name in the Parish of Stanwix

Historical Forms

  • rivolum de Brunscathe, rivolum de Brunscaythe, riuulum de Brumscale 1279 Ass
  • Bruscath flu 1576 S
  • Brunscathhead 1603 Gilsland
  • Brunskathe Becke, Brunskaythe Beck 1609 SP
  • Brunskugh Beck, Brunskeugh Beck 1610 Denton

Etymology

is rivolum de Brunscathe , rivolum de Brunscaythe ,riuulum de Brumscale 1279Ass , Bruscath flu 1576 S, Brunscathhead 1603 Gilsland, Brunskathe Becke , Brunskaythe Beck 1609SP , Brunskugh Beck , Brunskeugh Beck 1610 Denton .