Brignall

Brignall
Brignall
	; St Mary's Church, Brignall
	Brignall Location within County Durham
OS grid reference	NZ066122
Civil parish	Brignall;
Unitary authority	County Durham;
Ceremonial county	County Durham;
Region	North East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Barnard Castle
Postcode district	DL12
Police	Durham
Fire	County Durham and Darlington
Ambulance	North East
	List of places UK England County Durham 54°30′21″N 1°53′54″W / 54.50577°N 1.89846°WCoordinates: 54°30′21″N 1°53′54″W / 54.50577°N 1.89846°W

Brignall village is located in an elevated position adjacent to the River Greta, about 2 km upstream from Greta Bridge. ^[1] The village is within the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England, the nearest town is the market town of Barnard Castle. The village is best known for the scenic valley section of the River Greta known as Brignall Banks, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

Name[]

Name History[]

The village is recorded in the Domesday Book ( 1086 ) as Bringhenale . ^[2] ^[a]

The name and spelling changed and evolved over time : ^[3]

xi century : Bringhenale , Bringhale
xii–xiii century : Brigenhall , Brigenhale

Thomas de Briggenhale appeared in the Poll Tax rolls for the County of Yorkshire in 1379. ^[4]

The following English surnames might be derived from the place name : ^[4]

Brignall
Brignell
Bricknall
Bricknell

Toponym[]

Brignall stream flows slowly through the village and past the church before descending steeply down to join the River Greta below. Where the stream and river meet there is a corner of land with evidence of cultivation terraces and the ruins of the old St Mary's church. ^[5] ^[b]

Brignall : Bringhenale ( Domesday ), ” Brig..en..hale ” ( xii–xiii cent ), ” Brick..n..all ” ( surname ) :

" Bridge .. by the .. corner of land left by the stream in a river valley "
” Bridge .. by the .. place which is open to the skies, rather than in woodland ”
” Bridge .. by the .. secret place ”

The first element " Brig / Brick " is from Old English ” brycg ” ( bridge ). ^[6]

The next element " en " is from Medieval English ” atten ” ( at the, by the ) ^[7]

The next element " hale " is from Old English ” healh, hale ” ^[8]

The Old English word ” healh ” ( also ” hale ” ) has several meanings : ^[8]

corner
nook
secret place
corner of land left by the stream in a river valley

Other meanings have also been suggested : ^[4]

a place
the bright place
a place which is open to the skies, rather than in woodland

Governance[]

The population at the 2011 Census remained less than 100. Details are kept within the parish of Rokeby. It was historically located in the North Riding of Yorkshire but along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District it was transferred to County Durham for administrative and ceremonial purposes on 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.

Art and Culture[]

The River Greta and the Brignall area were painted by John Sell Cotman^[11] and J. M. W. Turner^[12]^[13]^[14] amongst others. Bird watching, walking and other outdoor activities can be pursued in the area.

Notes[]

^ See paragraph 4 ( beginning " In Barton " ) on page XXIII ( Eurvikscire)
^ The arrow on the map shows the direction of flow of the Brignall stream
^ An early form of the town's name, Brakenhale, still survives as the name of one of its schools

References[]

^ "MAGiC MaP : Brignall Village". Natural England - Magic in the Cloud Service.
^ *"Eurvikscire : Page XXIII". Open Domesday. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ Page, William, A History of the County of York North Riding, pp49-51
^ ^a ^b ^c *"Last Name : Brignall". Surname DB. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ "MAGiC MaP : Brignall stream joins River Greta". Natural England - Magic in the Cloud Service.
^ Clark Hall, John R., A Concise Anglo−Saxon Dictionary, Page 120
^ Reaney, P H, 1969, The Origin of English Place Names, Page 37
^ ^a ^b Clark Hall, John R., A Concise Anglo−Saxon Dictionary, Page 323
^ Reaney, P H, 1969, The Origin of English Place Names, Page 187
^ "The Brakenhale School". The Brakenhale School. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^ Brignall Banks on the Greta - John Sell Cotman, Leeds Art Gallery. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
^ The Turner Gallery. A Series of One Hundred and Twenty Engravings Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, Antiquarian Maps and Prints. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
^ Brignall Church by J.M.W. Turner Archived 2006-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, Antiquarian Maps and Prints. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
^ Yorkshire, Brignall Church, after Turner, 1855, Steve Bartrick Antique Prints and Maps. Retrieved 10 March 2008.

Sources[]

Online[]

Page, William. Parishes: Brignall, A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 1. British History Online. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

Clark Hall, John R. A Concise Anglo−Saxon Dictionary (PDF). The Germanic Lexicon Project. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

Books[]

Reaney, P H (1969). The Origin of English Place Names. Routledge & Kegan Paul.

External links[]

Media related to Brignall at Wikimedia Commons

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[3] See paragraph 4 ( beginning " In Barton " ) on page XXIII ( Eurvikscire)

[7] The arrow on the map shows the direction of flow of the Brignall stream

[12] An early form of the town's name, Brakenhale, still survives as the name of one of its schools

[1] "MAGiC MaP : Brignall Village". Natural England - Magic in the Cloud Service.

[Eurvikscire_Page_XXIII-2] *"Eurvikscire : Page XXIII". Open Domesday. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[Page_William_PP_49_51-4] Page, William, A History of the County of York North Riding, pp49-51

[Brignall_surnamedb-5] *"Last Name : Brignall". Surname DB. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[6] "MAGiC MaP : Brignall stream joins River Greta". Natural England - Magic in the Cloud Service.

[Clark_Hall_Page_120-8] Clark Hall, John R., A Concise Anglo−Saxon Dictionary, Page 120

[Reaney_Page_37-9] Reaney, P H, 1969, The Origin of English Place Names, Page 37

[Clark_Hall_Page_323-10] Clark Hall, John R., A Concise Anglo−Saxon Dictionary, Page 323

[Reaney_Page_187-11] Reaney, P H, 1969, The Origin of English Place Names, Page 187

[Brakenhale_school-13] "The Brakenhale School". The Brakenhale School. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

[14] Brignall Banks on the Greta - John Sell Cotman, Leeds Art Gallery. Retrieved 10 March 2008.

[15] The Turner Gallery. A Series of One Hundred and Twenty Engravings Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine, Antiquarian Maps and Prints. Retrieved 10 March 2008.

[16] Brignall Church by J.M.W. Turner Archived 2006-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, Antiquarian Maps and Prints. Retrieved 10 March 2008.

[17] Yorkshire, Brignall Church, after Turner, 1855, Steve Bartrick Antique Prints and Maps. Retrieved 10 March 2008.

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v t Civil parishes in County Durham
including Stockton-on-Tees (north of the river)
Darlington	Parishes Archdeacon Newton Barmpton Bishopton Brafferton Coatham Mundeville Denton Great Burdon Great Stainton Heighington High Coniscliffe Houghton le Side Hurworth Killerby Little Stainton Low Coniscliffe and Merrybent Middleton St. George Morton Palms Neasham Piercebridge Sadberge Summerhouse Walworth Unparished areas The former Darlington County Borough
County Durham	Towns Barnard Castle Bishop Auckland Chilton Ferryhill Great Aycliffe Greater Willington Peterlee Seaham Sedgefield Shildon Spennymoor Stanley Tow Law Parishes Barforth Barningham Bearpark Belmont Bishop Middleham Bolam Boldron Bournmoor Bowes Bradbury and the Isle Brancepeth Brandon and Byshottles Brignall Burnhope Cassop-cum-Quarrington Castle Eden City of Durham Cleatlam Cockfield Cornforth Cornsay Cotherstone Coxhoe Croxdale and Hett Dalton-le-Dale Dene Valley Easington Colliery Easington Village Edmondbyers Edmondsley Eggleston Eldon Esh Etherley Fishburn Framwellgate Moor Gainford Gilmonby Great Lumley Hamsterley Haswell Hawthorn Headlam Healeyfield Hilton Holwick Horden Hunderthwaite Hunstanworth Hutton Henry Hutton Magna Ingleton Kelloe Lanchester Langton Lartington Little Lumley Lunedale Marwood Mickleton Middleton in Teesdale Middridge Monk Hesleden Mordon Morton Tinmouth Muggleswick Murton Newbiggin Ouston Ovington Pelton Pittington Rokeby Romaldkirk Sacriston Satley Scargill Shadforth Sherburn Village Shincliffe Shotton South Bedburn South Hetton Staindrop Stanhope Startforth Thornley Toft Hill Trimdon Urpeth Waldridge Wackerfield West Auckland Westwick Wheatley Hill Whorlton Windlestone Wingate Winston Witton Gilbert Witton-le-Wear Wolsingham Woodland Unparished areas The former Chester le Street Urban District Consett Parts of the former Durham Municipal Borough Parts of the former Bishop Auckland Urban District Crook and Willington Urban District Stanley Urban District
Hartlepool	Towns Headland Parishes Brierton Claxton Dalton Piercy Elwick Greatham Hart Newton Bewley Unparished areas Part of the former Hartlepool County Borough
Stockton-on-Tees	Towns Billingham Parishes Aislaby Carlton Egglescliffe Elton Longnewton Preston-on-Tees Redmarshall Wolviston Wynyard Unparished areas Part of the former Teesside County Borough
For further information about the above parishes, see List of civil parishes in County Durham. For the part of Stockton-on-Tees (borough) south of the River Tees, see List of civil parishes in North Yorkshire.