Burton
hamlet · Northumberland
Old EnglishAI-generated
Burton is a very common place name meaning 'fortified place' or 'manor farm'. It derives from the Old English 'burh' (fortified place) and 'tun' (settlement, village, farmstead).
Word origins
- Burton
- Old Englishfortified place or manor farm(from burh "fortified place", tun "settlement, village, farmstead")