Borough Grove
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sawston
Historical Forms
- Burghgrove 1514 Terr
- Burrowe Grove 1580 Survey
Etymology
Borough Grove (6″) is Burghgrove 1514Terr , Burrowe Grove 1580Survey . Cf. Burgh Mille , Burghwey 1391Huddleston , Boroghe 1400 ib., Barroway 1542WMP , Burrowe Myll 1580Survey , Borough Water Mill , Meadow 1802EnclA . Borough Mill still survives locally.William de Burgo had a tenement in Sawston in 1236 (Cl). He perhaps came from Peterborough, and his family may have given name to the grove and mill.