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.

Braunton Hundred

Hundred in the County of Devon

Historical Forms

  • Brantone, Branctone, Bractona 1084 GeldRoll
  • Bramtun 1219 Fees265
  • Branton 1229 Ch
  • Brampton 1244 Ass
  • Braunton 1303 FA

Etymology

v. Braunton infra 32.