Bromley

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UK/ˈbɹɒmli/US/ˈbɹɑmli/

proper noun

A town in the borough of Bromley, in south-eastern Greater London, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4069).

Less commonScrabble 14

Meanings

proper nounBromley (countable and uncountable, plural Bromleys)

plural Bromleys · alternative Bramley

  1. A number of places in England:
    1. countableuncountableA town in the borough of Bromley, in south-eastern Greater London, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4069).
    2. countableuncountableA London borough of Greater London.
    3. countableuncountableA district in the borough of Tower Hamlets, East London, Greater London, also called Bromley by Bow (OS grid ref TQ3782).
    4. countableuncountableA hamlet in Standon parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL4121).
    5. countableuncountableA locality in Hordley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4026).
    6. countableuncountableA hamlet in Worfield parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7395).
    7. countableuncountableA hamlet in Wortley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3298).
    8. countableuncountableA suburb of Kingswinford, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9088).
  2. countableuncountableA minor city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. countableuncountableA village in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe.
  4. countableuncountableAn eastern suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  5. countableuncountableA locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia
  6. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

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Origin

  1. Old Englishbrōm“broom”
  2. EnglishBromley

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

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APA

Bromley. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bromley

MLA

“Bromley.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bromley. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bromley,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bromley.

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