Broad Town
Major Settlement in the Parish of Broad Town
Historical Forms
- Bradetun 12th ADv
- Labradeton 1205 Cur
- La Bradetune 1220 ADiv
- Bradeton 1231,1241 Cl 1242 Fees
- Brodetone 1206 FF 1272 Ipm
- la Brodetoun 1280 ADiv
- la Brode towne al. Brodeouer 1295 StNicholas
Etymology
'Great farmstead,' v. brad , tun . Broad or 'great' in contrast to Little Town infra , cf. Broad Chalke supra 203–4. Brodeouer presumably has reference to Broadtown Hill (v. ofer ) on the lower slopes of which Broad Town lies.