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Survey of English Place-Names

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Broadmead Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Kington Magna

Etymology

, cf. William atte Mede 1332 SR, 1340 NI , Kynpus Brodemede ElizLRMB , Hr Broad Md , Lr Broad Md , Lt Broad Md , Broad Md , Common Md or Broad Md 1846TA , v. atte , mǣd , brād ; Kynpus is probably a surname , perhaps a form of that represented in Kimber 's Ho , Kimber 's Home Grd 1846ib .