Brampton-en-le-Morthen

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Brampton-en-le-Morthen
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Brampton-en-le-Morthen
Location within South Yorkshire
Population80 
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SHEFFIELD
Postcode district S66
Dialling code 01709
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53°23′N1°16′W / 53.38°N 1.27°W / 53.38; -1.27

Brampton-en-le-Morthen is a small dormitory village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurcroft, in the Rotherham district lying to the south of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. [1] In 1911, the parish had a population of 148. [2]

The village is located directly south-west of Thurcroft, west of Laughton en le Morthen and south-east of Morthen and Whiston. [3]

History

The name Brampton derives from the Old English brōmtūn meaning 'settlement growing with broom'. [4]

Brampton en le Morthen was formerly a township in the parish of Treeton, [5] [6] 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. [7]

References

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