Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Brydbyrig c.1040 HSC(O) 12th SD 1104×7

• Bridbirig 1072×83 RBk 15th

• Bredbir' 1153×95 Pont

• Bredberie 1174×95 Elemos

• Bredberi c.1200 ib

• Bredb'ia early13th ib

• Bredbiria c.1230 ib

• Bredbary 1374 Ct

• Bredbury 1374 Ct

• Bradebyry 1183 BB c.1320

• Bradebery 1183 BB 15th IPM 1442

• Braddebyr' c.1250 Elemos

• Bradbire 1183 BB c.1382

• Bradby'i c.1240 Elemos

• Bradbyr' c.1260,1261 ib

• Bradberia early13th Elemos

• Bradb'ia early13th,c.1220 ib

• bradbery c.1240,1534 ib

• Bradbery c.1250,1534 ib

• Bradberi c.1240 Spec c.1300 GD 1304 FF

• Bradberie c.1250 Elemos c.1350 NCD 1366etfreqto1510 IPM 1374 Ct 1382 Hatf c.1400 Ct 1527 Spec

• Bradberrie 1610 DX242/3

• Bradbury 1381×2etfreqto1627 IPM 1706 Bran 1709 Eldon late18th

• Braddebury 1417 IPM

• Bradburye 1572 StrathD7/110 1633×4 IPM

• Broadberry 1776 Eldon

Etymology

'Board or plank fort or manor', OE  bred + byrig , dative sing. of burh . The reference is no doubt to the use of boards or planks in the construction of the burh . In the scribal tradition bred was subsequently replaced by the more common OE  element brād 'broad', definite form brāda , ME  brade .