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.

Bradfield

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bradfield

Historical Forms

  • Bradefelda, Bradefeldā 1086 DB
  • Bradefeld 1198 FF
  • Bradefeld by Manytre 1339 FF
  • Bradefeud 1248,1255 Ass
  • Bradeford 1254 Ass

Etymology

'Broad open-country,' v. brad , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site