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.

Broadley

Early-attested site in the Parish of North Huish

Historical Forms

Bradeleia 1086 DB

Bradelegh 1242 Fees766

Etymology

'Wide clearing,' v. brad , leah .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

North Huish