Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Templebarrow 1559 Hntii,2n

• Temple Brough 1800 Fairb

• Templeborough or Castle-garth 1828 Hnt

• Burgh Hill 1736–84 Fairb

• Brough Hill 1771,1817 M

Etymology

Templeborough, Templebarrow 1559 Hnt ii, 2n, Temple Brough 1800 Fairb, Templeborough or Castle-garth 1828 Hnt, also known as Burgh Hill 1736–84 Fairb, Brough Hill 1771, 1817 M, Burgh Green , Castle Garth , 1841 O.S. This is the name given to the Roman forts on the south bank of the R. Don (cf. Hnt ii, 2); it would appear to be an antiquarian invention, though Burgh , Brough (from OE  burh 'fortification') may well have been long in colloquial use.