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.

Brightley

Other OS name in the Parish of Okehampton and Okehampton Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Bristleghe 1344 Exon
  • Brightlegh juxta Okhampton 1378 IpmR

Etymology

is Bristleghe 1344 Exon, Brightlegh juxta Okhampton 1378 IpmR . v. beorht , leah .