ðə mˈænɚɹ ʌv bɹˈænəl wʌz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ɪnðə dˈoʊmsdeɪ bˈʊk wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks wɛn ɪt wʌz hˈɛld baɪ ɹˈɑːbɚt, kˈaʊnt ʌv mˈɔːɹteɪn ænd ðɛɹwˌɜː wˈʌn ænd ɐ hˈæf hˈaɪdz ʌv lˈænd.
The manor of Brannel was recorded in the Domesday Book (1086) when it was held by Robert, Count of Mortain and there were one and a half hides of land.