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.

Boarzell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ticehurst

Historical Forms

  • Baresselle a.1123 Harl43C12
  • Borsel 1253 Ch
  • Borselle 1296 SR 1340 NI
  • Boresell 1279 Ass
  • Borshull 1279 Ass
  • Borsill 1610 Norden
  • Boorsill 1724 B

Etymology

'Wild boar's hill,' v. bar , hyll .