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.

Burney Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Thore

Historical Forms

  • Borwinhill 1747 Hothf(W.26)
  • Borrom hill 1840 TA

Etymology

, Borwinhill 1747Hothf (W. 26),Borrom hill 1840TA , v. burgæsn , hyll ; no ancient remains are noted here , but a small scar may have been so regarded .