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.

Bourne End

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wooburn

Historical Forms

  • Burnend' 1236 FF
  • Brone End 1766 J
  • Bone End 1826 B

Etymology

Self-explanatory. It lies where the Wye or (?) Wooburn falls into the Thames.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement