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.

Burnrew

Other OS name in the Parish of Willand

Historical Forms

  • Burne 1438 AddCh
  • Burnerewe 1729 Recov

Etymology

is Burne 1438AddCh , Burnerewe 1729Recov . Probably ' row of dwellings by the burn ' ( i.e. the stream here ) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement