Bramstan, a part of Leeds

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Sun 13 Jan, 2013 10:32 pm

By chance I've found that there is a part of Leeds known as Bramstan. I cannot recall ever hearing of Bramstan! One mention is an entry in Wikipedia (dated July 29 2011) that states "Bramstan takes its name from an amalgamation of Bramley and Stanningley and is a small area of Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is made up of three roads, Bramstan Gardens, Bramstan Avenue and Bramstan Close. The area has approximately 50 houses, and 180 residents. It is located between Intake High School Arts College (now called Leeds West Academy,) and Bramley Park. Nearby estates include the Fairfields and The Summerfields".

buffaloskinner · Post by **buffaloskinner** » Mon 14 Jan, 2013 2:34 pm

Hi LeoDon’t know if anyone on Wiki is taking the pickle. On every map I have looked at from the mid 1800s that area was called Bradley Hill. The Bramston’s were built around 1940 so I find it unbelievable that one small area would be called Bramston, particularly as Stanningley was already a large estate on to which it was built.Problem with Wiki is that anyone can put anything on it. Just like the rest of the internet, and then it’s up to the individual to decide if it’s true or not.

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 14 Jan, 2013 2:41 pm

I wonder if this was simply a familial term used by those directly associated with the area to seperate them from others and has been misplaced as bonefide in the unquestionable Wiki??Places do sometimes attract the wrong labels - until fairly recently, Google Maps led everyone to believe that the lengthy stretch of Seacrfot Ring Road was actually Bramley Ring Road - crucifed the poor sat-nav used

anthonydna · Post by **anthonydna** » Mon 14 Jan, 2013 3:44 pm

Not worth getting in a pickle about.

edlong · Post by **edlong** » Mon 14 Jan, 2013 3:52 pm

"Not worth getting in a pickle about."Ba-dum tish!The thread premise reminds me of that other fabled West Yorkshire district of Cleckhuddersfax

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 14 Jan, 2013 4:14 pm

edlong wrote: "Not worth getting in a pickle about."Ba-dum tish!The thread premise reminds me of that other fabled West Yorkshire district of Cleckhuddersfax But there is a very nice little pub in Branston (off A1, really) does wonderful home cooked meals. . . .

Post by **dsco** » Mon 14 Jan, 2013 4:53 pm

I drove past Bramstan Gardens the other day and laughed. I have a strange and longstanding obsession with portmanteau house names (generally a combination of the owners' names, e.g. "Marglen", and my personal favourite, "Doristan") so to find out that there's a whole portmanteau area of the city was a real treat Interesting to hear that it was built in the 40s, because that's about the age of most of the houses with those type of names as far as I've noticed, must have been a bit of a fashion around that time. Anyone got any other house (or indeed area) names in the same vein?

String o' beads · Post by **String o' beads** » Mon 14 Jan, 2013 5:47 pm

The most widely known portmanteau name in Leeds must surely be Arndale, from Arnold Hagenbach and Sam Chippendale.

Post by **dsco** » Mon 14 Jan, 2013 5:51 pm

I never knew that Geordie, that's a great one

Post by **mhoulden** » Mon 14 Jan, 2013 6:03 pm

It's a pity Seacroft and Horsforth aren't a bit closer, or we could have a suburb called Seahorse.