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.

Broad Fd ( Legg )

Field in the Parish of Woolland

Historical Forms

  • 1839 TA
  • Brodefyld ( es ) 1543 Prideaux 1545 Prideaux
  • Brodfyld yeat 1544 Prideaux
  • porte de Brodefyld 1544 Prideaux
  • Brodefieldz 1570 Prideaux
  • Broad fields 1804 Salkeld
  • Broadfield Md 1804 Salkeld
  • Lt Broadfield 1804 Salkeld

Etymology

Broad Fd(Legg)(Brodefyld(es) 1543, 1545, Brodfyld yeat, porte de Brodefyld 1544, Brodefieldz 1570, Broad fields, Broadfield Md, Lt Broadfield 1804, v. brād, feld, leg, geat)