Brickley
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hanbury
Historical Forms
- Blickelege 1255,1275 Ass 1299 RBB 18th
- Blikelege, Blykeleye 1271 1275,1332 SR
- juxta Hambury 1355 FF
- Blukeleye 1327 SR
- Blyckley 1634 QSR
- Blickley 1671 FF
Etymology
The pers. name Blike is found in Wo in 1275 (SR). It is doubtless to be associated with the pers. name Bliccel or Blicla which lies behind Blickling (Nf), cf. Ekwall, PN in -ing 76.Hence 'Blic(a)'s clearing,' v. leah . For such a pers. name there is definite evidence in the terra Blic in Felstead (Ess) in a 12th cent. cartulary.