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.

Burnford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bromsgrove

Historical Forms

  • Burneford 1240 WoP 1244 FF 1380 LibPens 1653 FF
  • Burnford 1275 Ass
  • Burnford Elde 1427 Ct

Etymology

Presumably 'ford across the stream,' though a pers. name Byrna is possible (PN Bk 216). For Elde v. Burcot supra .