Cape Broyle: Located about halfway between St. John's and Cape Race, there is not only a there is also a community known as Cape Broyle, which was built on the north side of a narrow bay, where the cape reaches the ocean.

There are a number of explanations for the derivation of the name. Some early historians, according to ENL sources, believe that the name comes from the Portuguese word, albrolho, which refers to a pointed rock in the sea.

Others, including Seary has suggested that it comes from the word broile, referring to a confused disturbance or tumult or perhaps, brolle, which translated means "to roar".

The roar is produced by a ledge of sunken rocks that juts out causing water to rumble over it.

Early records dating to 1618 have shown that Sir William Vaughan, a Welsh writer in English and Latin who promoted colonization in Newfoundland, came to the area with the purpose of establishing a colony, but he sold it to George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore (an English politician and coloniser) in 1623.

For a period of time the community was referred to as Baltimore's Harbour. Later, from the 1780s on it was people of Irish descent primarily lived in the area.

In 2016, according to the Census, there were 489 residents in the town of Cape Broyle, a decrease of 3.4% from the 506 counted in 2011.

Used with permission from "Uncovering the Origin of 1001 Unique Place Names in Newfoundland and Labrador" 2021 Jennifer Leigh Hill

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