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.

Bramley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eckington

Historical Forms

  • Bromley 1420,1488 Ipm
  • Bramley 1481 AddCh 1575 FF
  • Bramley Farm 1649 ParlSurv

Etymology

Bramley, Bromley 1420, 1488 Ipm, Bramley 1481AddCh , 1575FF , Bramley Farm 1649ParlSurv . 'Broom clearing', v. brōm , lēah .