bruntonEtymologyFrom a metathesized form of Old English burna (“stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). This surname is also common in Ireland.nameA placename:; A village in Newton-by-the-Sea parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU2024).A placename:; A hamlet in Collingbourne Kingston parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU2456).A placename:; A hamlet near Cupar, Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO3220).A habitational surname from Old English.nounSynonym 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 […]”