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.

Burthinghurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burtholme

Historical Forms

  • (le) Burdenhurst 1589 ExchKR
  • (the) Burdenhurst(e) 1603 Gilsland 1705 Naworth
  • Boardin Hurst 1734 PR(Laner)
  • Birdinghurst 1737 ib
  • Burnhurst 1831 ib

Etymology

This lies near the head of Burtholme Beck (formerly Burth supra 6) and the name is most probably to be linked with that river-name. v. hyrst .