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.

Burton Leonard

Major Settlement in the Parish of Burton Leonard

Historical Forms

  • Burton(e) Burtun 1086 DB 1165 P 1205 OblR 1213 Abbr
  • Burton Leonard 1276 RH 1279–81 QW 1580 KnaresWill
  • Burtonsci' Leonardi 1280 Ch 1281 Abbr 1293 QW
  • Burton Lennard 1291 Tax 1586 FF
  • Burton Lenard 1448 Testiii 1457 FountBurs

Etymology

'Farmstead with or near a fortification', v. burh-tūn. Leonard may be a former dedication of the church (now St Helen's).