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.

Lilbourne

Major Settlement in the Parish of Lilbourne

Historical Forms

  • Lineburne 1086 DB
  • Lilleburne 1086 DB 1437 ADv
  • Lilburne 1393 Cl

Etymology

'Lilia 's stream,' v. burna . Cf. Lilford infra 185, and Lilly Brook (PN D 8).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site