Brampton-en-le-Morthen

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

History

The name Brampton derives from the Old English brōmtūn meaning 'settlement growing with broom'.
Brampton en le Morthen was formerly a township in the parish of Treeton, 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. In 1911, the parish had a population of 148.