English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Burley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Burlegh c.1240 Chol
  • Burleg' 1285,1328(p) ib
  • Burhel' c.1290 Chol
  • Burghelegh 1318 ib
  • Burghlegh 1359 ib
  • Borruueleg' c.1290 Chol
  • Borrueleg' 1325 ib
  • Borulegh 1331,1332 1340 Eyre
  • Borewelegh 1316 Chol
  • Boroley 1413 ib
  • Borowley 1425 ib
  • Burwelegh' 1322,1331 Chol
  • Burroley 1410 ib
  • The four Burley Fields 1670 Chol
  • the Burley Field 1734 ib

Etymology

'Glade at a fortified place', v. burh , lēah . The first el. is in the gen.sg. form, burge , which also appears in Burhemare c.1240, Borowomer '1343Chol (A2, A67), a boundary of Burley , v. burge , (ge)mǣre.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site