Bromley

Meanings

1. A number of places in England:
2. A town in the borough of Bromley, in south-eastern Greater London, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4069).
3. A London borough of Greater London.
4. A district in the borough of Tower Hamlets, East London, Greater London, also called Bromley by Bow (OS grid ref TQ3782).
5. A hamlet in Standon parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL4121).
6. A locality in Hordley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4026).
7. A hamlet in Worfield parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7395).
8. A hamlet in Wortley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3298).
9. A suburb of Kingswinford, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9088).
10. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
11. A minor city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
12. A village in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe.

Etymology

From Old English brōm (“broom”) + lēah (“wood”). Equivalent to broom + -ley and doublet of Brimley; compare Broom.