English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Broadwath

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wetheral

Historical Forms

  • Bradewath 1285 For
  • Broadwath 1610 Naworth

Etymology

'Broad vað.'