Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Burton(e) 1210–2 RBE 1244 FF 1256 1262 Ch

• Est Burton(e) 1280 Ass

• Est Burton(e), West Burton(e) 1280 Ch 1288 Ass

• Est Burton(e) 1293 Cl

• Little Burton(e) 1315 Pat 1332 SR

• Estburton iuxta Wynfred Neesburgh 1288 Ass

• Bureton 1212 Fees

• Borton 1271 Ch

• West Borton 1280 Ass 1288 ib

• Est Borton 1333 Misc

• West Borton 1390 Weld1

• Est Borton 1392 Ct

• Est Borton, West Borton 1392 Weld1

• Est Borton 1394 1416 ib

• Buriton, (Est)buryton 1285 FA

• Est Bourton 1392 Ct

• Est Bourton, West Bourton 1392 Weld1

• West Bourton 1393 Ct

• Litel Bourton 1393 Weld1 1416 ib

• West Bourton 1531 ib

• Burton Mill(s) 1641 Hutch3 1682 Weld1

• West Burton Farme 1682,1703 ib

• Burton 1256 FF

Etymology

East Burton, West Burton (SY 833869, 820859), Burton Dairy, Burton Fm, Burton (e )1210–2 RBE, 1244 FF (p), 1256 ib, 1262 Ch, Est Burton (e )1280Ass , Est Burton (e ), West Burton (e )1280 Ch, 1288Ass , Est Burton (e )1293 Cl, Little Burton (e )1315 Pat, 1332 SRet passim with affixes E (a )st Burton (e ), West (e ) Burton (e ); Estburton iuxta Wynfred Neesburgh 1288Ass , Bureton 1212 Fees, Borton 1271 Ch, West Borton 1280Ass , 1288ib (p), Est Borton 1333 Misc, West Borton 1390Weld 1, Est Borton 1392Ct , Est Borton , West Borton 1392Weld 1, Est Borton 1394ib , 1416ib , Buriton , (Est )buryton 1285 FA, Est Bourton 1392Ct , Est Bourton , West Bourton 1392Weld 1, West Bourton 1393Ct , Litel Bourton 1393Weld 1, 1416ib , West Bourton 1531ib , Burton Mill (s )1641 Hutch3, 1682Weld 1, West Burton Farme 1682, 1703ib , 'fortified farmstead' or 'farmstead near a fortification', from burh-tūn, with ēast , west , lȳtel , myln ; there is no archaeological evidence for a fortification here; 'little' may have referred to West Burton. The bounds of East Burton are given in 1682Weld 1 (M78 p. 31). For the deserted medieval village of West Burton, v. RCHMDo 2 380. There was a mill at Burton in 1256 FF, cf. also East Burton Mill 1589Comm .