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.

Bourna

Other OS name in the Parish of Meeth

Historical Forms

  • la burne 1281 Ass
  • atte Borne 1330 SR
  • atte Bourne 1343 Cl

Etymology

is la burne 1281Ass , atte Borne 1330SR , atte Bourne 1343 Cl (all p) , v. burna .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement