Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (æt) Bregdeshale 1002 ASWills c.1100

• (æt) Brægdeshale 1002 Peniarth 13th

• Brægdesheale 1004 13th ib

• Braid(e)shal(e), Brayd(e)shal(e), Brayd(e)sale 1086 DB 1281 Ass 1311 Orig 1327 Banco 1431 Fine

• Brayd(e)shall 1281 FF 1401 WollCh

• Breid(e)shal(e), Breyd(e)shal(e), Breydishal(e), Breyd(e)shal(e), Breyd(e)sal(e) 1157 Darley Hy2 Danelaw c.1220 Darley 1223–9 StoweCh c.1240 Dale 1499 DbAxvi

• Breyd(e)sall 1499 1519 DbAxix

• Brudeshala 1161–75 RegAnt

• Brideshal(e) Hy2 RegAnt 1266 Pat 1291 Pap 1301 FF

• Bred(e)shal(e), Bred(e)sale 1246 Cl

• Bred(e)ssale 1296 Ipm 1330 Ass 1333,1343 DbAxvi 1443 Middleton 1563 Lanc

• Bred(e)ssall 1521 WollCh c.1575 CPG 1652 DbAii

• Braddeshalle 1269 Ass

• Breadsal(e) 1336,1380 DbAxvi

• Brad(e)sale 1381 Gaunt 1430 EveryCh

• Brad(e)sall 1577 Saxton 1610 Speed

Etymology

'Brægd's corner of land', v. halh (dat.sg. hale ). For the same pers.n. cf. Breaston supra 430.