Great Braxted
village · Essex
Old EnglishAI-generated
The name means 'great settlement of Bracca's people'. It is composed of the Old English 'grēat' (great) and 'tūn' (farmstead, village), referring to the settlement of the followers of a man named Bracca.
Word origins
- Great
- Old Englishgreat(from grēat "great")
- Braxted
- Old Englishsettlement of Bracca's people(from Bracca's tūn "settlement of Bracca's people")
Historical forms
Bracested · Bracsted