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.

Burnwood

Other OS name in the Parish of Ockbrook

Historical Forms

  • le Brend(e)wode 1289 Ct 1328 Middleton
  • Brendwod 1392 Cor

Etymology

, le Brend (e )wode 1289Ct , 1328Middleton ,Brendwod 1392Cor , v. brende 2 , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement