Brunton

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Brunton

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From a metathesized form of Old English burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). This surname is also common in Ireland.

proper noun Bruntons

countable, uncountable A village in Newton-by-the-Sea parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2024).
countable, uncountable A hamlet in Collingbourne Kingston parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2456).
countable, uncountable A hamlet near Cupar, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3220).
countable A habitational surname from Old English.

noun Bruntons

informal Synonym of Brunton compass. USING A BRUNTON AS A PROTRACTOR If you find yourself without a protractor for plotting rays on a map in the field—as you must do when triangulating—you can first field-orient your map and then use the Brunton as a protractor […]
Similar: Brunton compass

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@misc{brunton_2026,
  title = {Brunton},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brunton},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}