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

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bradley

Historical Forms

  • Bradelia, Bradelie 1086 DB
  • Bradeleia Hyi BM 1161–80 1221 FF
  • Brideleia 1194–5 StCart
  • Bradelega 1199 Ass
  • Bradeleg' 1222 1230 FF 1290 Ipm 1285 FA
  • Bradelegh 1250 CoramR 1288 Ipm 1273to1335 Banco 1303 FF 1421 BM
  • Bradeleghe 1421 LansdCh
  • Bradeleya 1221 MRA
  • Bradeley(e) 1221to1307 MRA 1265–70 StThomas 1280 FF 1608 1287 Ipm 1484 Banco 1316 FA 1332 SR 1340 NI 1472 1574,1614 Dep 1460 StaffAcc 1695 Morden
  • Bradel' 1150–9 BM
  • Bradele 1206 Cur 1221 FF 1224 StoneCh 1275 Banco 1280 SelectCases
  • Bradleye 1308 Ipm 1393 CovRoll
  • Bradley 1562–66 Harl 1571 Pat 1574 Dep 1613 Comm 1880 Kelly

Etymology

'The broad glade in a wood', v. brād , lēah .