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.

Brunthwaite

Other OS name in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Brunthwayte 1600 FF

Etymology

, 1823 M , Brunthwayte 1600FF , v. þveit ' clearing ' ; the first el . could be ON  bruni ' burning ' or the ON pers.n. Brúni .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name