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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