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.

Brockley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Worstead

Historical Forms

  • Brockeley 1228 FF
  • Brockelee 1297 NfD
  • Brokley 1534 CtBromh

Etymology

Brockley, Brockeley 1228 FF, Brockelee 1297(p) NfD, Brokley 1534Ct Bromh , a hamlet of Worstead; cf. Broclei , Brokeleie medwe c. 1300Bromh , (in campo de ) Brokley 1531 to 1538Ct Bromh , v. brocc 'badger', lēah and mǣd , obl. mǣdwe , (v. White 492); cf. Brockley Farm infra .