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.

Broadmead

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chideock

Etymology

Broadmead (Kelly), Broadmead 1759DCMDeed , prat ' voc ' Brademed ', Brodemede n.d. (13) Weld 2, (le ) Brodemede 1433Weld 2ib et freq to 1558Weld 2, (le ) Brodmede 1456Weld 2, porta de Brodmede 1495Weld 2, Bradmede 1495Weld 2, Browde Meyde 1556Weld 2, Browde Meade 1566Weld 2, ly leytes uers ' Browdemeade 1570, 1603Weld 2, Brodemeyde , Brodemeade 1560, 1571Weld 2, Broad mead 1567Weld 2, Brodmeade 1582Brid , The great , The little broad meadowe 1615Weld 2, Hr Broad Mead & Lr Broad Mead , Broad Mead 1841TA , cf. Brod (e )mede yate 1456, 1509Weld 2, Brodemede Corner 1509Weld 2, 1527Weld 2, ly leytes apud Brodemeyde Style 1556Brid , 1569Weld 2, v. brād , mǣd , geat , corner , stigel .