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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bradholme

Other OS name in the Parish of Thorne

Historical Forms

  • Bradeholm(e) 1324 MinAcct 1669 Bright 1771 M
  • Broadholm(e) 1607 Hnt 1697 M

Etymology

, Bradeholm (e )1324MinAcct 45, 1669Bright 621, 1771 M, Broadholm (e )1607 Hnt, 1697 M , ' broad piece of dry ground in a marsh ' , v. brād , holmr .