Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bratepolle 1086 DB

• Bratepolla Exon

• Bradepol', Bradepol(e) 1212,1219 Fees 1238 Cl 1244 Ass 1250 Fees 1254 Cl 1564 Weld1

• Bradepola 13 Weld2 14 LodersC

• Bradepoll(e) 1389 Pat 1475 Weld1

• Bradepoul 1412 FA

• Bredepol(e) c.1213 Osm m13 Salis

• Bradipole c.1215 Sarum

• Bradeford (sic) 1227 Fees

• Bridepol' 1250 Fees

• Brodepelle (sic) 1260 Pap

• Brodpoule 1457 Brid

• Brodepole 1475 Weld1

• Braddepole 1428 FA 1445 MinAcct

• Brappoll(e) 1451 Brid 1535 VE 1545 Weld1

• Brappole 1607 ib

• Bradpole 1454 MinAcct

• Bradpool(e) 1467 MinAcct 1567 Weld2 1590 Weld1

• Bradpold' 1535 Weld2

• Bradpoll 1567 ib

• Bradpoll otherwise Brappoll 1742 DCMDeed

• Bratpoll' 1560 Weld2

• Braptpole (sic) 1661 DCMRent

Etymology

'The broad pool', v. brād , pōl . The 'pool' was no doubt on R. Asker (a tributary of R. Brit) which flows through the par.