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.

Boreham Street

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wartling

Historical Forms

  • Borha' 12th ADiii
  • Borham 1262 Ass 1414 Battle
  • Boreham 13th BM

Etymology

Boreham Street is Borha '12th AD iii, Borham 1262Ass et freq to 1414 Battle 99, Boreham 13th BM. 'Boar enclosure,' v. bar , hamm . Cf. Boreham (Herts).