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.

South Burland

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marwood

Historical Forms

  • Bruneslond 1244 Ass
  • Brounland 1289 Ass
  • Brounlond 1442 IpmR
  • Brunelond 1289 Ass

Etymology

Probably 'brown land,' though the earliest forms suggest a pers. name Brūn .