Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bvrtone 1086 DB Hy2 Dugd

• Burtona l.12 GarCart John BM 13 GarCart

• Burtonie l.12 ib

• Burton(') l.12 l.12 BHosp 12 GarCart e.13 BHosp 1212 GarCart

• Burthon' 1314 ib

• Burtun l.12 GarCart

• Burtuna l.12 ib

• Burtune l.12 ib

• Bortone 1086 DB

• ~ iuxta Prestwo(u)ld 1295 Banco 1719 LML

• ~ super Waldas 1301 MinAccts Edw1 BM 1336 GarCart

• ~ super Wald(e) 1488 MiD 1541 Nichols

• ~ super Wolds 1623 LML

• ~ sur le Would 1372 Nichols

• ~ de Wolds 1534 VE

• ~ othe Wold 1413 Pat

• ~ upon Wold 1486×1515 ECP

• ~ sup' Olds 1604 SR

• ~ on the Owles 1604 LML

Etymology

'The farmstead, village near a fortification' or 'the fortified farmstead, village' (later '~ on the high open ground or wold country'), v. burh-tūn, wald . Note the affixes with MLat  super and AFr  sur , both meaning 'on, upon'; and v. uppan .