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.

Birkett, Birkett Fell

Other OS name in the Parish of Slaidburn

Historical Forms

  • Brykehedd 1538 MinAcct
  • Birket(t) 1638 WillY
  • Birket(t) Moor 1771 M

Etymology

, Brykehedd 1538MinAcct , Birket (t )1638 WillY, Birket (t ) Moor 1771 M , ' birch-tree headland ' , v. birki , hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name