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.

Boredale Beck, Boredalehead

Other OS name in the Parish of Barton

Historical Forms

  • B(o)urdalbek 1337,1339 Lowth
  • Bowerdalehead 1588 Rent

Etymology

( B (o )urdalbek 1337, 1339Lowth ) ( Bowerdalehead 1588Rent ) , v. Boredale(supra ) , bekkr , heafod .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name