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.

The Burrs

Other OS name in the Parish of Chelmorton

Etymology

, 1812 ib , perhaps cf. dial . burr ' solid rock encounteredwhen driving a level through soft material ' ( LMGloss ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement