Brompton-on-Swale
village · North Yorkshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Brompton-on-Swale combines 'brōm tūn' (broom settlement) from Old English with 'on Swale', indicating its location on the River Swale.
Word origins
- Brompton
- Old EnglishBroom settlement(from brōm "broom", tūn "settlement, farmstead")
- on Swale
- Old Englishon the River Swale(from Swale "river name")
Historical forms
Brompton 1086 · Brompton super Swale 1316