Humburton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirby Hill
Historical Forms
- Burtun, Burtone 1086 DB 1300 YI 1301 LS
- Hundesburton 1224–30 Fees 1283,1301 YI
- Hundeburton 1276,1307 YI p.1290,1322 YD 1327 Pat
- Hundburton 13 RichReg 1278 BM 1285 KI 1295 For 1408 YI
- Hunburton(e) 1486 YD 1546 YChant 1579 FF
Etymology
'Hund's burhtun' from the ON pers. name Hundr (LindBN) or possibly from OE Hund (cf. MLR xiv. 241). Cf. Langthorpe infra .