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.

Burroway Bridge and Burroway Brook

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bampton

Historical Forms

  • (pratum de) Burweia c.1210 Os
  • Borewe c.1240 Os
  • Burwe c.1241 Os
  • Burewey 1284 Os

Etymology

Burroway Bridge (6″) and Burroway Brook take name from (pratum de ) Burweia c. 1210 Os, Borewe c. 1240 Os, Burwe c. 1241 Os, Burewey 1284 Os. 'Path by or to a burh,' v. weg .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement