Brindley

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in Cheshire East district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ592534). countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A habitational surname from Old English. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Old English berned (“burnt”) + lēah (“woodland, glade, clearing”). Equivalent to burnt + -ley (“lea”).

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