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.

Borough Holme

Other OS name in the Parish of Walton upon Trent

Historical Forms

  • Borougholme 1326 Ipm
  • Le Borough-holme 1430 DbCh

Etymology

, Borougholme 1326 Ipm,Le Borough-holme 1430 DbCh , cf. Borowe 1429 ib , Burro 1579FF , ' island near the fortification ' , v. burh , holmr . This is a large island in the R . Trent , near to which is an earthwork of unknown date and origin .