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.

North Bradley

Major Settlement in the Parish of North Bradley

Historical Forms

  • Bradlega 1174 P
  • Bradelege c.1210 SarumCh 1225 FF
  • Bradelegh 1232 Cl
  • Bradelegh juxta Trowebregge 1281 Ass
  • North Bradlegh 1352 FF
  • Northbradeleye 1394 Ass
  • North Broadly 1632 Sess

Etymology

'Wide clearing,' v. leah . North to distinguish from Maiden Bradley infra 172.