Boustead Hill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Burgh by Sands
Historical Forms
- Burstedhill 1295 Ipm 1553 NB
- Bourstedhill 1507 Orton
- Bowstathell (sic) t.Eliz Rental
- Bowste(a)d Hill 1589 ExchKR
- Bustwath (sic) hill 1576 S 1610 Speed
- Boostat hill 1675 Sandford
- Bursted a.1240 HolmC
- Burg(h)stede 1278,1279,1292 Ass
- Bour(e)stede 1324 Cl 1485 Ipm
Etymology
'Fortified place,' v. burhstede .