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.

Kilburn

Major Settlement in the Parish of Kilburn

Historical Forms

  • Chileburne 1086 DB
  • Killebrun(na) 12 Riev 1209 FF
  • Killebrunne 1224 FF 1231 Ass
  • Killeburna 13 BylE
  • Kilebrunn(e), Kylebrunn(e) 1233 Cl 1239 Ch 13 YD
  • Kyleburne 1293 For
  • Kilibrunn 1245 Cl
  • Kilburne, Kylburne 1249 Baildon 1285 KI 1301 LS 1399 YI

Etymology

'Cylla's stream' v. burna , brunnr . Cf. Kilburn (Db), Killeburn 1236 Ch.