Burwash
Major Settlement in the Parish of Burwash
Historical Forms
- Burgers(a) 12th ADiii c.1210 Pens
- Burhercse a.1170 BM
- Burhers(e) 1259 FF 1262 Ass
- Burgherse 13th ADiii 1378 Pat
- Burges(s)e 1224 Bracton 1248 Ass
- Burgheys 1258 FF
- Burghesse 1279 Ass
- Burchersse 1263 FF
- Burgheresse 1304 Ipm
- Borghurst, Borghesse 1279 Ass
- Borwhesse 1302 RH
- Burgherste 1434 Pens
- Berghers 1296 SR
- Bourgherssh 1340 Misc
- Burgasshe 1378 IpmR
- Burgwassh 1428 IpmR
- Burgherssh al. Burwassh 1440 Cicestr
- Burghwysh, Burwesshe 1535 VE
- Burghershe al. Burwish 1580 SRS3,145
- Bur(r)ishe 1586,1620 MarL
- Burhurst al. Burwash al. Burrysh 1603 SRS20,296
Etymology
This is clearly a compound of burh and ersc , but it is not clear what the particular sense of burh here is.