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.

Whitbourne

Early-attested site in the Parish of Corsley

Historical Forms

  • Wyteburne, Wytteburne 1249 Ass
  • Wyteburne 1263 Cl
  • Hwytburn t.Hy3 AD
  • Whytebourne 1327 SR
  • Whiteborn 1412 FA

Etymology

Whitbourne is Wyteburne , Wytteburne 1249Ass , Wyteburne 1263 Cl, Hwytburn t. Hy 3AD , Whytebourne 1327SR , Whiteborn 1412 FA. 'White stream,' v. burna .