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.

Bourne Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Salehurst

Historical Forms

  • Borne 1086 DB
  • Burne c.1197 Pens
  • Bourne 1366 BM
  • Lowe Bourne 1583 SRS3,156
  • (land called) Wyl atte bournez 1445 BM

Etymology

Bourne Fm is Borne 1086 DB, Burne c. 1197 Pens (p), Bourne 1366 BM, Lowe Bourne 1583 SRS 3, 156, (land called ) Wyl atte bournez 1445 BM, v. burna . It stands on a swift little stream.