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.

Borley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Borley

Historical Forms

  • Barlea, Barlā 1086 DB
  • Barle(e), Barleg', Barley 1203 FF 1314 Ipm
  • Berle(g) 1260 Cl 1354 Ipm
  • Borle(gh), Borlei, Borleye 1224 ClR 1340 Pat
  • Bordeleg' 1260 Cl
  • Burle (vyuun) 1248 Ass 1348 Pat

Etymology

'Boar-clearing,' v. bar , leah .

Places in the same Parish

None