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.

Burtis Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kilburn

Historical Forms

  • Burtofts a.1196 Dugdv.353 1376 ib

Etymology

A similar name is Burtoft (L), which appears as Burtoft in OE (BCS 331, KCD 520, 1086 DB). The meaning is 'messuage attached to a storehouse' from ON  búr (cf. OE  bur) and topt .Cf. OSwed  burtomt (Lindkvist).