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.

Little Burton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Long Burton

Historical Forms

  • parva Borton' 1450 Salis
  • Westerbourton' 1525 Salis 1538,1563 Digby
  • Shepherd', Litle Burton 1569–74 Map 1620 CampbCh
  • Littleburton 1599 ib
  • West or Little Burton 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

Little Burton (ST 642124), parva Borton '1450Salis , West ' burton ', Westburton '1484, Westerburton '1487, 1531Digby , Westerbourton '1525Salis , 1538, 1563Digby , Westburton ' 1555 Shepherd ', Litle Burton 1569–74Map , 1620CampbCh , Littleburton 1599ib , West or Little Burton 1774 Hutch1, v. parva 'little', west , westerra 'more westerly', lȳtel , par.name supra , cf. also Westerbourtons poole 16, Westerbourton ' bridge 1563Digby , v. pōl 1 , brycg .