Burnham
Major Settlement in the Parish of Burnham
Historical Forms
- Burneham 1086 DB
- Burnham ib. et freq
- Burnam 1129–33 AC
- Burnham strete or Burneham 1594 N
- Burham 1235 Ch
- Burenham 1272 Ass
- Bornham 1285 1339 Cl 1361 IpmR 1408 Pat
- Bournham 1399 ib
- Bronham 1285 Ass
- Brunham 1339 Pat
Etymology
'Stream-farm,' v. burna , ham , named from a tributary of the Crouch (supra 6–7), formerly also called Burnham Water .