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

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Bradeley 13 YDvi
  • Bradley 1488,1497 Ipm
  • Bradle 1675 Og

Etymology

Bradley, Bradeley 13 YD vi(p), Bradley 1488, 1497 Ipm, Bradle 1675 Og. 'Broad clearing', v. brād , lēah , a common YW p.n.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name