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.

Bradfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Uffculme

Historical Forms

  • Bradefeld(e) 1254 FF
  • Bradefeld(e) juxta Ulfcolm (sic) 1338 FF
  • Bradvyle 1438 Exon

Etymology

is Bradefeld (e )1254 FF, Bradefeld (e ) juxta Ulfcolm (sic)1338FF , Bradvyle 1438 Exon . ' Wide open space , ' v. brad , feld .