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.

Burtergill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Warcop

Historical Forms

  • Buretrigill 1334 Pat
  • Burtregill 1523 SheriffAcct8d
  • Burtergyll, Burtergill 1573 FF 1597,1630 PR 1823 M
  • Burthergill 1607 PR
  • Buttergill(e), Buttergyll 1539 Musg 1540 DRH 1546 AOMB 1572 FF 1606 PR

Etymology

'Elder-tree ravine', v , bur-tre, gil. The etymology of ME  bur-tre , NCy dial. bour-tree , is unknown; its earlier forms in p.ns. (where it occurs from the 12th century) are bur -, buir -, buyrtre .