Place Name
The name Bromley was first recorded in AD 862 as Bromleag or Brom-leag. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon words meaning the open field or clearings, usually on dry, sandy soils, where the broom bushes grow.
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The name Bromley was first recorded in AD 862 as Bromleag or Brom-leag. It comes from the Anglo-Saxon words meaning the open field or clearings, usually on dry, sandy soils, where the broom bushes grow.
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