Brunstock is a hamlet in the civil parish of

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, in the

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district, in the county of

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, England. Circa 1870, the

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had a population of 84 as recorded in the

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History

The name "Brunstock" may mean 'Brun's farmstead", 'Brun's field-path', 'Brun's boundary-post', 'the farm by the burn', 'the field path by the burn' or 'the post by the burn'. Brunstock was "Brumescheyd" in 1124, "Brunescayd" in 1240, "Brunschaith" in 1250, "Bruneskayth" in 1253, "Brunscaith" in 1276, "Brunestach" in 1281, "Brunskeyt", "Brumskeyt" and "Brumschayt" in 1292, "Brunskayth" and "Brunschath" in 1318, "Brunskaith" in 1332, "Brunscayth" in 1345, "Burnscath" in 1422, "litillburnscath'" in 1424, "Bronnsketh" or "Bronsketh" in 1498, "Brunskath" in 1509, "Bronsketh mylne" in 1563, "Bronskewgh" in 1564, "Bruscath flu" in 1576, "Brunscathhead" in 1603, "Brunskathe Becke" and "Brunskaythe Beck" in 1609, "Brunskugh Beck" and "Brunskeugh Beck" in 1610, "Brunstock" in 1662, "Brunstock" or "Brunskeugh" in 1687, "Brim Stock" in 1710, "Brinstock" in 1714.

Location

It is a few miles away from the small city of

and near the River Eden, there is also Brunstock Beck nearby.

Nearby settlements

Nearby settlements include the city of

, the commuter village of

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, the hamlets of

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and

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Transport

For transport there is the

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about an eighth of a mile away and the B6264 and

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nearby. There is also the

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a few miles away, which is on the Settle-Carlisle Line.

References

* http://www.a-zmaps.co.uk/?nid=60&iid=3579&pts=1,2,3,4,5,6,&s=Carlisle&t=4957&st=1 Hamlets in Cumbria City of Carlisle {{Cumbria-geo-stub

History

Location

Nearby settlements

Transport

See also

References