Brampton-en-le-Morthen

Brampton-en-le-Morthen
View towards the village
Brampton-en-le-Morthen Location within South Yorkshire
Population	80
Civil parish	Thurcroft
Metropolitan borough	Rotherham
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHEFFIELD
Postcode district	S66
Dialling code	01709
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Rother Valley
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°23′N1°16′W / 53.38°N 1.27°W / 53.38; -1.27

Brampton-en-le-Morthen is a dormitory village in the civil parish of Thurcroft, in the Rotherham district, lying to the south of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. ^[1]

The village is located directly south-west of Thurcroft, west of Laughton en le Morthen and south-east of Morthen and Whiston. ^[2]

History

The name Brampton derives from the Old English brōmtūn meaning 'settlement growing with broom'. ^[3]

Brampton en le Morthen was formerly a township in the parish of Treeton, ^{[4] [5]} from 1866 Brampton en le Morthen was a civil parish in its own right until 1 April 1923 when it was abolished and merged with Treeton parish. ^[6] In 1911, the parish had a population of 148. ^[7]

References

1. Commons, Great Britain Parliament House of (1914). Parliamentary Papers. H.M. Stationery Office.
2. "Brampton en Le Morthen, Rotherham - area information, map, walks and more". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
3. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Yorkshire%20WR/Brampton%20en%20le%20Morthen
4. "Brampton-Bierlow - Bransby | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
5. "History of Brampton En le Morthen, in Rotherham and West Riding". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
6. "Relationships and changes Brampton En le Morthen Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
7. "Population statistics Brampton En le Morthen Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 21 January 2021.