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.

Burnby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Burnby

Historical Forms

  • Brunebi 1086 DB
  • Bruneby 1150–60 Melsa 1200 FF 1310 Hom
  • Brunnebi, Brunneby 12th,13th Warter 13th YD 1377 FF
  • Brunbi, Brunby 13th,1349 Meaux c.1400 Melsa
  • Brunbi infra Spaldyngmore, Brunbi sub Walda 1160–80 ib
  • Brunnesby c.1265 KF
  • Brumeby 1285 KI
  • Brumby 1402 YI
  • Brumby als. Burnby 1553 YAJxi
  • Burn(e)by(e) 1466 NCWills 1486 Test 1828 Langd
  • Bournebye 1581 FF

Etymology

'Stream village,' v. brunnr , by . Cf. Swed  Brunnby (ON  på -by 21), and Dan  Brøndby . v. also Nunburnholme supra 180.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site