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.

Great Bourton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bourton

Historical Forms

  • Burton' 1209–12,1208–13(both1300) Fees
  • Magna Burton' c.1265 RegAntiquiss
  • Burtona major 1278–9 RH
  • Mucheleburton 1323 Ipm
  • Magna Burton 1328,1346 FA
  • Bortone, Bordene 1285 Ass
  • Bourton Magna 1316 FA

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement