Burrow
hill or mountain · Shropshire · 358m
Marilyn
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name 'Burrow' likely refers to a hill or mound, possibly a defensive earthwork or burial mound. The term derives from an Old English word for a fortified place or mound.
Word origins
- Burrow
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified place, mound, hill(from burh "fortified place", beorg "hill, mound")