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 Beach, Burton Cliff, Burton Cmn, Burton Freshwater, Burton Lodge, Burton Mere, Burton Rd & Burton Villas

Other OS name in the Parish of Burton Bradstock

Historical Forms

  • Cliff 1841 TA

Etymology

( 1811 OS , Cliff 1841TA ) ( cf. Hr Common , Lt Common & Lr Common , Common 1841ib ) ( Bredy River Mouth 1811 OS , where R . Bride flows into West Bay ) ( Lr Mere & Upr Mere 1841TA , a tidal pool behind Chesil Bank , v. mere 1 ) , v. par . name supra .