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Survey of English Place-Names

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Burngreave

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Byrongreve 1440 SheffMan
  • Burnegrave 1694 Norf
  • Burngreave 1822 Langd

Etymology

, Byrongreve 1440 SheffMan, Burnegrave (a wood) 1694Norf , Burngreave 1822 Langd , cf. also Byrunfeld , Burunfeld 1383 Ipm , from the surname Byron , grǣfe ' copse ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name