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.

Brimley Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Farway

Historical Forms

  • Bromlegh 1249 Ass
  • Bromlegh juxta Farweye 1292 Ass

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Bromlegh 1249Ass (p), Bromlegh juxta Farweye 1292Ass . ' Broom clearing , ' v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement