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.

Borrans

Other OS name in the Parish of Kettlewell

Historical Forms

  • Borganes, Borganis 1170,c.1200 Font
  • Borans 1764 Glebe

Etymology

, Borganes , Borganis 1170, c. 1200 Font, Borans 1764Glebe , v. burgæsn ' burial place, cairn ' .