Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Burleya c.1130 Cott.Faust.Bviii 1479

• Burley c.1130 Dugdv323

• Burley milne 13 Sheaf 18 17 ib

• Burle 1253 Ch

• Burle Mill 1287 Court

• Burldame 1621 Orm2iii289 1656

• Burleydam (Chapel) 1643 Orm2 1724 NotCestr 1831 Bry

• Burledam 1751 Sheaf

• Sandfitch Green in Lodmore Lane 1582 Sheaf

• Sandfitch 1831 Bry

• Chapel Farm 1831 Bry

• Burley dam alias Sandwich Green 1843 TAMap

Etymology

'Peasant's clearing', v. (ge)būr, lēah . The later names are taken from an old mill-dam here (v. myln , damme ) and a chapel-of-ease to Wrenbury, v. chapel(e), cf. 92supra . The place gave name to Barnett Brook 114. No explanation has been found for Sandfitch Green , popularly corrupted to Sandwich Green (v. grēne 2 ). It may be a form of a p.n. Sandbache 'sandy valley-stream', from sand and bece 1 , bæce 1 , cf. Sandbach 2269.