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.

Atterburn Brook

Early-attested site in the Parish of North Claines

Historical Forms

  • in Oterburnan, Oterburnan 1038 Earle

Etymology

'Otter-stream,' v. oter , burna .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement