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Survey of English Place-Names

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Bury Fields

Other OS name in the Parish of Bourton on the Water

Historical Forms

  • the Byrryffeld 1581 BrtCt
  • le Berrye feld c.1603 TRMB
  • Berryfeild 1622 GR158

Etymology

, 1846 TA , the Byrryffeld 1581BrtCt , le Berrye feld c. 1603TRMB , Berryfeild 1622GR 158 , named from the encampment at Salmonsbury (supra ) , v. burh , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement