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.

Burbage

Major Settlement in the Parish of Burbage

Historical Forms

  • Burbache 1417 DuLa
  • Burbage 1482 DuLa 1559 Lanc

Etymology

'Stream by a fortified place', v. burh , bece 1 ; the significance of burh is not apparent. Cf. Burbage Brook supra 4.

Places in the same Parish