Burraton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ermington
Historical Forms
- Bureton t.Hy2 Oliver 1330 Ch
- Bouratone 1276 RH
- Buratona 1282 Ch 1328
- Boraton 1366 Ch
- Boreton 1425 FF
- Burraton t.Ed4 BM 1501 Ipm
Etymology
This is probably from OE (ge )būra -tūn , 'farm of the peasants,' v. bur , tun , and cf. Bourton infra 505.