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.

Boarscroft Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tring

Historical Forms

  • Bure 1086 DB
  • Bowrscrofte 1563 Rental
  • la Bure 1303 FA
  • atte Boure 1314 SR

Etymology

Boarscroft Fm is Bure 1086 DB, Bowrscrofte 1563Rental , and was the home of William de la Bure (1303 FA) and Andrew atte Boure (1314SR ). 'Small holding attached to a bower .' v. bur , croft .