Broyle, East and West
Early-attested site in the Parish of New Fishbourne
Historical Forms
- Brullius Regis 1227–43 Ch
- boscus de Bruyll 1279 Ass
- Brile 1724 B
Etymology
A common forest term for a park or wood stocked with deer or other beasts of the chase and as a rule enclosed by a wall or hedge, v. Du Cange, s. v. brolium . Cf. Broyle in Ringmer infra 355 and Brail (W), the Broyl of Bedewynd 1294 Ipm.