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.

Broadfield

Major Settlement in the Parish of Broadfield

Historical Forms

  • Bradefella (sic), Bradefelle 1086 DB
  • Bradefeld(e) t.Hy2 Pat 1508 P 1195 FF 1222
  • Bradfeld 1428 FA
  • Bradfield al. Brodfield 1571 FF

Etymology

'Wide open space,' v. feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site