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.

Borrins

Other OS name in the Parish of Horton in Ribblesdale

Historical Forms

  • Borweyns 1581 WillY
  • Borans 1817 M

Etymology

, Borweyns 1581 WillY, Borans 1817 M , v. burgæsn ' cairn,heap of stones ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement