Brockley
village · Suffolk
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The village name means 'wide clearing'. It is composed of the Old English 'brād' (wide) and 'lēah' (woodland clearing).
Word origins
- Brock
- Old EnglishAttestedwide(from brād "wide")
- ley
- Old EnglishAttestedwoodland clearing(from lēah "woodland clearing")
Historical forms
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