Edith Smith: The woman who changed policing

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Based in Grantham, she was the first female police officer with the power of arrest.

June 8, 2025 | News Editor

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This article is about the personal name. For other uses, see Bradley (disambiguation).

Bradley
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Irish Gealic, Old English
Meaning	"broad meadow"
Region of origin	Ireland, England

Bradley is an English masculine given name. It comes from a surname and a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad clearing" in Old English.^[1]

It is also an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic name Oâ€™BrolachÃ¡n (also Oâ€™Brallaghan) from County Tyrone in Ireland. The family moved and spread to counties Londonderry, Donegal and Cork.
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