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.

Burnshall

Other OS name in the Parish of Milton Abbot

Historical Forms

  • Burnardeshalle 1330 SR
  • Bernardshall 1488 Rental

Etymology

is Burnardeshalle 1330SR (p), Bernardshall 1488Rental . The first element may be the OE  pers. name Beornheard , but more likely the place is of post - Conquest origin and contains the corresponding OGer name .