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.

The Brindles

Other OS name in the Parish of Frolesworth

Etymology

, with no early forms , but if a surviving ancient name , then a poss . meaning is ' place cleared by burning ' ; the base of the name may be OE  brend ' burnt, cleared by burning ' , but whether with the OE noun suffix - el 3 or a reduced generic hyll is uncertain .