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Survey of English Place-Names

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Hartburn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barmston

Historical Forms

  • Hertburn(e), Hertburnia 12th Nunkeel 1197–1210,c.1400,1401 Melsa 1349 Meaux
  • Hertebrun t.Hy2 YD
  • Herceburne (sic) 1279–81 QW
  • Herteburne 1292 YI 1299

Etymology

Hartburn (lost) is Hertburn (e ), Hertburnia 12thNunkeel , 1197– 1210, c. 1400, 1401 Melsa, 1349Meaux , Hertebrun t. Hy 2 YD, Herceburne (sic)1279–81 QW, Herteburne 1292 YI, 1299 Baildon, Bridl. 'Hart stream,' v. heorot , burna (OScand  brunnr). Cf. Hartburn (PN NbDu 103). Hartburn was washed away by the sea. A toft in Hartburn was described as being super ultimumangulum de Holdernesse super le Erledyk , that is, Earl's Dike supra 3 (1197–1210 Melsa i, 310), and it was reported in 1342 (SR 202/41, m. 83) that “much of the parish of Barmston is destroyed and wasted by the sea.”

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement