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.

Burleyhurst Fm & Burleyhurst Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mobberley

Historical Forms

  • Burleyhurst Farm & Burleyhurst Wood 1831 Bry
  • (a wood called) Birlehurst 1434 ChRR
  • Burleyhurst 1693 Sheaf

Etymology

Burleyhurst Fm & Burleyhurst Wood, Burleyhurst Farm & Burleyhurst Wood 1831 Bry, (a wood called ) Birlehurst 1434 ChRR, Burleyhurst 1693 Sheaf, 'wooded hill belonging to the burh -lēah (i.e. Mobberley supra )', v. burh (gen.sg. byrh ), lēah , hyrst .