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.

Branthwaite

Other OS name in the Parish of Sedbergh

Historical Forms

  • Bramthwat, Branthwat 1235–55 Cockers
  • Braintwayt (sic for Bramtwayt) 1379 PR
  • Branthw't 1611 PR

Etymology

, Bramthwat , Branthwat 1235–55 Cockers (p),Braintwayt (sic for Bramtwayt )1379 PR (p), Branthw 't 1611 PR , ' clearing in the broom ' , v. brōm , þveit , and for the forms cf. Branton i, 40supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement