Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Burdalls 1606 Terrier 1577 Terrier

• burdall 1638 Terrier

• Burdyll Hyll 1577 Terrier

• burdall hill 1611 Terrier

• burdalhil 1638 Terrier

• Burdale Hill 1679 Terrier

• Burdale hill 1721 Terrier

• Burdale-hil 1721 Terrier

• Byrdyll pytt 1577 Terrier

• burdaile-pitts 1611 Terrier

• burdall pitts 1625 Terrier

• burdale pits 1638 Terrier 1679 Terrier

Etymology

Burdalls 1606, burdall 1638, Burdyll Hyll 1577, burdall hill 1611, burdalhil 1638, Burdale Hill 1679, Burdale hill, Burdale-hil 1721, Byrdyll pytt 1577, burdaile-pitts 1611, burdall pitts 1625, burdale pits 1638, 1679(possibly'the share of land attached to a cottage, dwelling house', from būr1(ME bour), deill, cf. burdell in the f.ns.(b) of Binbrook, PN L 3, 11), with hylland pytt in the pl.)