Bradstone
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bradstone
Historical Forms
- brada stane, of brada stane, bradan stane, æt bradan stane c.970 BCS1246
- Bradestana 1086 DB
- Bradestona 1174–83 BM
- Bradestane 1242 Fees789
- Bradenestan 1244 Ass
- Braston 1539 LP
- Bradstone al. Braston 1699 Recov
Etymology
'At the broad stone,' v. brad , stan . This is possibly the one marked on the 6″ map near the present church.