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.

Silesbourne Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Wootton Wawen

Historical Forms

  • Sillebourne 1457 MinAcct
  • Seliborne, Selborne c.1500 ib
  • Water called Silsborne 1572 Ct
  • Silesburne 1656 Dugdale

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Sillebourne 1457MinAcct , Seliborne , Selborne c. 1500 ib., Water called Silsborne 1572Ct ,Silesburne 1656 Dugdale . v. burna .