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.

Brambleham

Other OS name in the Parish of Bridestowe

Historical Forms

  • Bremilham 1330 SR
  • Bremleham 1593 Recov

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Bremilham 1330SR (p), Bremleham 1593Recov , v. bremel . The second element may be hamm , the place lying in a bend in the river Lyd .