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.

Templeborough

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rotherham

Historical Forms

  • Templebarrow 1559 Hntii,2n
  • Temple Brough 1800 Fairb
  • Templeborough or Castle-garth 1828 Hnt
  • Burgh Hill 1736–84 Fairb
  • Brough Hill 1771,1817 M

Etymology

Templeborough, Templebarrow 1559 Hnt ii, 2n, Temple Brough 1800 Fairb, Templeborough or Castle-garth 1828 Hnt, also known as Burgh Hill 1736–84 Fairb, Brough Hill 1771, 1817 M, Burgh Green , Castle Garth , 1841 O.S. This is the name given to the Roman forts on the south bank of the R. Don (cf. Hnt ii, 2); it would appear to be an antiquarian invention, though Burgh , Brough (from OE  burh 'fortification') may well have been long in colloquial use.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name