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.

Burntown

Early-attested site in the Parish of Marytavy

Historical Forms

  • Berna 1086 DB
  • Burne 1330 SR
  • Borne Towne 1563 FF

Etymology

'At the stream,' v. burna . For town , v. infra 676.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement