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.

Broadhidley Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Northfield

Historical Forms

  • Hiddeley, Hyddeley 1270 Ct(Hales) 1292 Misc 1311,1317 LyttCh
  • Hedeley 1440 LyttCh

Etymology

'Hidda 's clearing,' v . leah. Cf. Hidcote (Gl).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site