English Explanatory Dictionary

Bradley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A placename:
  2. A locale in the United Kingdom:
  3. A locale in England:
  4. A former civil parish in Cheshire, part of Tushingham-cum-Grindley, Macefen and Bradley parish since 2015.
  5. A village and civil parish in Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK2245).
  6. A hamlet in Wotton-under-Edge parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7493).
  7. A village and civil parish in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU6341).
  8. A village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TA2406).
  9. Two villages, High Bradley and Low Bradley, in Bradleys Both parish, North Yorkshire.
  10. A village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8818).
  11. A suburb in the City of Wolverhampton, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9595).
  12. A northern suburb of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1620).

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹædli/ En-uk-Bradley.ogg

Word forms

Bradley Bradleys Bradly Bradeley Bradlee Bradleigh Bradlie Broadley

Etymology

Ultimately from Old English brād (“broad”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to broad + -ley.

Related words

Brad

Derived words

Bradleyan Bradley Beach Bradley Fold Bradleyism Bradley Land Bradleys Both Bradley Stoke High Bradley Low Bradley Maiden Bradley
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