Birstall
village · Leicestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Birstall means 'the stony place' or 'the place by the stones'. It combines an Old English term for stone with a suffix indicating a settlement or place.
Word origins
- Birst
- Old EnglishAttestedstony(from bir "stone", stan "stone")
- all
- Old EnglishAttestedplace, settlement(from halh "nook, corner, place")
Historical forms
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