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.

Brownrigg

Other OS name in the Parish of Watermillock

Historical Forms

  • Le Brounrigg 1323 Cl 1323 Ipm
  • Brownerigge 1589 LRMB

Etymology

is Le Brounrigg 1323 Cl, 1323 Ipm, Brownerigge 1589LRMB . ' Brown hryggr . '