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 Rife

Early-attested site in the Parish of Selsey

Historical Forms

  • Braderyze 1296 SR
  • Braderithe 1327 SR

Etymology

Broad Rife gave name to Thomas de Braderyze (1296 SR) and William de Braderithe (1327 SR). For rifev. Bremere Rife supra 73.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement