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.

Bradley Ct

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chieveley

Historical Forms

  • (utðruht) bradanlea 968 BCS1225 c.1200
  • Bradelea Hy1 ClaudiusCix c.1200 P 1167 Pat 1364
  • Bradele Gynmyng 1316 FA
  • Bradley 1398 Fine
  • Bradley courte Ed6 LRMB
  • Great and Little Bradley 1757–8 ArchJ
  • Bradley Farm 1761 Rocque

Etymology

Bradley Ct, (utðruht ) bradanlea 968 (c. 1200) BCS 1225, Bradelea Hy 1 (c. 1200) Claudius Cix , 1167 Pet passim with variant spellings Bradelega , Bradelye , Bradele , Bradeleg (h ), Bradeleye to 1364 Pat, Bradele Gynmyng 1316 FA, Bradley 1398 Fine, Bradley courte Ed 6LRMB , Great and Little Bradley 1757–8 ArchJ 14, Bradley Farm 1761 Rocque. '(At the) broad wood or glade', v. brād , (a)h. Thomas de Gimege appears in this connection 1242–3 Fees.