Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bradeford(e) de feodo Briani de Insula 1212 Cur 1224 1235–6 Fees 1244 Ass 1270 Ipm

• Bradeford(e) juxta Wymburne Menstre 1283 FF 1306 ChrP 1372 SR 1332

• Bradeuorde 1327 SR

• Bradford(e) 1535 Midd

• Braddeford 1553 DLCt

• Broadford Fm 1811 OS

• Bradeford(') Brian 1289 FF 1304 Ipm 1358 FF

• Bradeford(') Bryan 1412 FA 1453 Midd

• Burdefford Brian 1427 HarlRoll

• Bradford Briante 1591 DLMB

• Bradford Bryan 1795 Boswell

Etymology

'The broad ford', v. brād , ford , cf. Bradford P. 1 334. The ford was no doubt on the tributary of R. Allen flowing to the N of the farm, perhaps where this was crossed by the Badbury Rings-Old Sarum Roman road (Margary 4c). The Brianus de Insula who was here in 1212 Cur, 1224 ClR (cf. Reg ' de Bryene 1351HarlRoll ) also gave his name to Bryanston par. supra .