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.

Burleyfield Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Darley

Historical Forms

  • Berleie 1086 DB
  • Burlee 1248 Ipm
  • Burley 1295 ib
  • Burleyfild vel Burleyfildes 1575 FMS

Etymology

Burleyfield Fm, Berleie 1086 DB, Burlee 1248 Ipm, Burley 1295 ib, Burleyfild vel Burleyfildes 1575FMS . 'Clearing near or belonging to a fortification', v. burh , lēah , the evidence of the later forms suggesting that the DB spelling is an error.