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.

Burnville, Burn Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Brentor

Historical Forms

  • Burnlane 1765 D
  • Burn, Burnville 1827 G

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Burnlane 1765 D, Burn , Burnville 1827G . v. burna . There is a small stream here . ville is a modern addition ( J. J. A. ) .