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.

Bromley Fm, Bromley Ho & Bromley Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Astbury

Historical Forms

  • Banbury Lane 1831 Bry
  • Bramley Lane, Bramley Lane Field, Bramley Field & Bramley Hill, Bromley Field & Bromley Meadow 1843 TA

Etymology

, Banbury Lane 1831 Bry, Bramley Lane , Bramley Lane Field , Bramley Field & Bramley Hill ,Bromley Field & Bromley Meadow 1843TA , ' broomy clearing ' , v. brōm , lēah . The form in Bry may represent a mishearing .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site