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

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ousby

Historical Forms

  • Bratheley 1292 Ass
  • Bradeley 1294 Ipm

Etymology

'Broad lē(a)h,' OE  æt þǣm brādan lē (a )ge . In the form of 1292, the first element has been partly Scandinavianised.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement