Broadley Common
village · Essex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a broad clearing or pasture. It combines 'brād' (broad) with 'lēah' (clearing, woodland pasture).
Word origins
- Broad
- Old EnglishAttestedbroad(from brād "broad")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, woodland pasture(from lēah "clearing, woodland pasture")
- Common
- Old Englishcommon land(from cynemǣne "common to all")