Burrough Green
Major Settlement in the Parish of Burrough Green
Historical Forms
- (at) Burg c.1045 ASWills 14th FF 1234 1336 et freq
- Burch 1086 ICC, DB
- Burc 1176 P t.Hy2 Pat 1508 Wardon c.1205 Misc 13th
- Borw c.1278 ElyA
- Borghwe 1422 PCC
- Borow 1501 ECP
- Borough 1529 EAvii
- Borough(e)grene 1571 Ely
- Burgh 1285 Ass 1449 Pat
- Burgh cum Westele 1372 SR
- Burgh by Dullyngham 1392 Pat
- Bourgh 1345 CWool
- Burrowgh 1553 Pat
- Burrowe 1606 Ely
- Burrowe Green 1640 EAvi
- Brough 1360 Colexviii t.Hy8 Rental
Etymology
'Fort,' v. burh . Remains of this earthwork still exist in Park Wood (Borough 2).