Burham
Early-attested site in the Parish of Walkhampton
Historical Forms
- la Burghen 13th Deed
- atte Burghen 1377 Ct
Etymology
This may represent a weak plural of either OE burh or beorg. Burham lies on the side of a valley but there are no earthworks or barrows now present which might have given rise to the name.
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