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.

Walburn

Major Settlement in the Parish of Downholme

Historical Forms

  • Walebrun(e), Waleburne 12 Easby 1222 FF 1295 YI 1301 LS
  • Walbro(u)n 1270 YI 1314 Ch
  • Walburn 1285 KI

Etymology

v. burna 'stream' (influenced by ON  brunnr). The first element is probably OE W(e)ala (v. Walden 265supra ).

Places in the same Parish