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Bromley.

A number of places in England:

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɹɒmli/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɹɑmli/General-American
  1. A number of places in England: A town in the borough of Bromley, in south-eastern Greater London, historically in Kent (OS grid ref TQ4069).

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  2. A number of places in England: A London borough of Greater London.

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  3. A number of places in England: A district in the borough of Tower Hamlets, East London, Greater London, also called Bromley by Bow (OS grid ref TQ3782).

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  4. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Standon parish, East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TL4121).

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  5. A number of places in England: A locality in Hordley parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ4026).

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  6. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Worfield parish, Shropshire (OS grid ref SO7395).

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  7. A number of places in England: A hamlet in Wortley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3298).

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  8. A number of places in England: A suburb of Kingswinford, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9088).

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  9. An unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

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  10. A minor city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States.

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  11. A village in Mashonaland East province, Zimbabwe.

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  12. An eastern suburb of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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  13. A locality in the Shire of Central Goldfields, central Victoria, Australia

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  14. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Where this word comes from

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

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