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 Lees

Field in the Parish of Woolland

Historical Forms

  • 1839 TA
  • Bradelee 1317 MiltC
  • Bradeleygh ' 1385 MiltRoll
  • Bradley ( close ) 1540 Prideaux 1550 Prideaux
  • Bradley 1804 Salkeld

Etymology

Broad Lees(probablyBradelee 1317, Bradeleygh' 1385(e15), Bradley(close) 1540, 1550, Bradley 1804,'broad wood or clearing', from brād and lēah, with late confusion withlǣs'pasture')