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.

Burnford

Other OS name in the Parish of Tavistock and Tavistock Hamlets

Historical Forms

  • Burneford 1311 Cl
  • Burneford al. Burne 1488 Rental

Etymology

is Burneford 1311 Cl (p), Burneford al. Burne 1488Rental . ' Ford over the Burn , ' i.e. the stream here so called . v. burna .