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.

The Burns and Burns Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Warsop

Etymology

The Burns and Burns Lane. Cf. bosc. voc. Brunne 1310Stowe 798, Brunne 1335For , Burne Wode t. Ed 3Map , c. 1450ForBk , The Burnes 1606Map . From OScand  brunnr, 'spring.'