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Survey of English Place-Names

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Burley Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Duffield

Historical Forms

  • boscum de Burl' late13th ib
  • Burlye Wood 1609 Halliii

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , boscum de Burl 'late 13th ib, Burlye Wood 1609 Hall iii , cf. Burley supra 553 .