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.

West Burton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bury

Historical Forms

  • Westburgton 1230 P
  • Westburgheton 1271 Ass
  • Westburton 1279 QW
  • Bury Westburton 1296 SR

Etymology

It lies west of Bury (v. supra 124) and the name means presumably 'farm (v. tun ) to the west of and belonging to Bury' (v. burh ).