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.

Broadwey

Parish in the County of Dorset

Etymology

In 1933 part of Broadwey was transferred to the borough of Weymouth and the remainder transferred to Bincombe for civil purposes (Kelly).

Major Settlements