Burnham Thorpe
village · Norfolk
Old EnglishAI-generated
Burnham Thorpe is an Old English place name meaning 'homestead by the stream', with 'Thorpe' indicating a dependent settlement or hamlet.
Word origins
- Burn-
- Old EnglishStream or brook.(from burna "stream, brook")
- -ham
- Old EnglishHomestead or village.(from hām "homestead, village, manor")
- Thorpe
- Old NorseSecondary settlement, hamlet.(from þorp "outlying farmstead, hamlet")
Historical forms
Burneham · Burnham