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.

Burstwick

Major Settlement in the Parish of Burstwick

Historical Forms

  • Brocstewic, Brostewic 1086 DB
  • Brustwic, Brustwik(e), Brustwyk(e) 1170–5 RegAlb t.John YD 1260 Rental 1461 Pat
  • Brustwic in Holdernesse 1291 YI
  • Brustwyg 1260 Rental
  • Brustewic, Brustewyc, Brustewyk 1203–21 YCh 1392 Ch
  • Brystwyk 1253 Ebor 1415 YI
  • Burstwi(c)k, Burstwyk 1280 Pat 1650 ParlSurv
  • Burstwi(c)k in Holdernes 1526 Bev
  • Burswycke 1552 FF

Etymology

'Brusti 's dairy-farm,' v. wic . OScand  Bursti (LindBN), with metathesis to Brusti , is probably also the source of OE  Borstig (NP 29).