Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Church (St Mary) 1846,1863,1877 White 1925 Kelly

• ecclesie de Brocton 1220 MHW

• ecclesie de Broghton Asteleye 1322,1324 Pat

• ecclesie parochialis de Broughton Asteley 1462 ib

• The Church 1605 Terrier

• the Church yard 1700 ib

• capellam de Sutton 1220 MHW

• capellam de Torp 1220 ib

• atte Chapell 1332 SR

Etymology

, Church (St Mary )1846, 1863, 1877 White, 1925Kelly; it is earlier recorded as ecclesie de Brocton 1220 MHW, ecclesie de Broghton Asteleye 1322, 1324Pat , ecclesie parochialis de Broughton Asteley 1462ib (with MLat  parochialis 'parochial'), The Church 1605Terrier ; also the Church yard 1700ib , v. churchyerd. Both Sutton in theElms and Primethorpe once had their own chapels, presumablydependant on St Mary's Church, as capellam de Sutton 1220 MHW andcapellam de Torp 1220 ib. Note atte Chapell 1332 SR (p) ( v. atte , chapel(e) ) , but to which chapel the name refers is uncertain .