Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (in) bruilliis regis de Bedewinde 1231 Cl

• in bruyllis 1279 Ass

• in bruwell 1290 For

• The Broyl of Bedewynd 1294 Ipm

• The Broyl 1331 Cl

• lez Broyle 1570 PembSurv

• Brail Wood 1819 RCH

Etymology

Brail Fm, Bedwyn Brail is (in ) bruilliis regis de Bedewinde 1231 Cl, in bruyllis 1279Ass , in bruwell 1290For , The Broyl of Bedewynd 1294 Ipm, la Bruel t. Ed 2, Bruwell ' de Bedewynde 1330For , The Broyl 1331 Cl, lez Broyle 1570 PembSurv, Brail Wood 1819 RCH. This is a common forest term for a park or wood stocked with deer or other beasts of the chase and enclosed as a rule with a wall or hedge. See more fully PN Sx 70–1, s. n. Broyle.