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.

Braggington

Other OS name in the Parish of Dorsington

Historical Forms

  • Braginton 1618 FF

Etymology

, 1779 Rudder , Braginton 1618FF , the first el . is possibly an OE  pers.n. Brac (c )a suggested for Bragenham (Bk 83) which has a similar voicing of - k - to - g - , v. - ing 4 , tūn .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement