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.

Burncrike

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Grimsby

Historical Forms

  • Burncryke 1402 GrimsCt 1457 TCC 1492 GrimsExtent 1499 GrimsCBi
  • Bourncryke 1422 GrimsCt

Etymology

Burncrike (lost), Burncryke 1402GrimsCt , 1457TCC , 1492GrimsExtent , 1499GrimsCB i , Bourncryke 1422GrimsCt , apparently 'the stream creek', v. burna , crike (ON  kriki). According to Gillett 1, “between these two bridges [i.e. Stone Bridge and Carter Bridge] the stream was called Burncreek and was probably a good source of fresh water, since no one was allowed to wash clothes in it”.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement