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.

Bramley Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Handsworth

Historical Forms

  • Brameleia, Brameley(a), Bramelay 1190–1200 YCh e.13 1292,13 Hlm 1251 Ass 1297 LS
  • Bramleia 1190–1200 YCh 1205–18 ib
  • Bramley Grange 1612 SheffMan
  • Bramley Hall 1822 Langd

Etymology

Bramley Hall, Brameleia , Brameley (a ), Bramelay 1190–1200 YCh 1287, e. 13 ib 1289, 1292, 13 Hlm, 1251 Ass, 1297 LS, Bramleia 1190–1200 YCh 1286, 1205–18 ib 1288, Bramley Grange 1612 SheffMan, Bramley Hall 1822 Langd. 'Clearing in the broom', v. brōm , lēah and cf. Bramley 134supra .