The Burf
Early-attested site in the Parish of Astley
Historical Forms
- la Bergha 1212 Fees140
- Berewe, Berge 1327 SR
- Borough 17th Hab
Etymology
v. beorg , cf. the well-known Abdon Burf (Sa). The VCH (iv. 234) says, 'the site of the manor of Berrow is not now to be identified, but it probably lay in the neighbourhood of the Burf.'As a matter of fact the names are the same, Burf from the nom. form, Berrow from the dat.