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.

Broadreed Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hadlow Down

Historical Forms

  • Broderede 1263 Ass 1333,1441,1452 Ct
  • Broderetha 1333 Ct
  • Broderethe 1499 Ct
  • Brothreth 1333 Ct

Etymology

Broadreed Fm is Broderede 1263Ass , 1333, 1441, 1452Ct , Broderetha 1333Ct , Broderethe 1499Ct , Brothreth 1333Ct . v. Inchreed supra 378 for the second element.