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.

Bradley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Norton

Historical Forms

  • Bradele 1271 Ch
  • Brodeley 1575 TRMB
  • Broadley 1732 GR142

Etymology

Bradley, Bradele 1271 Ch, Brodeley 1575TRMB , Broadley 1732GR 142. 'The broad clearing', v. brād , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement