Burton Hill
hill or mountain · Blackburn with Darwen
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This hill name likely derives from the Old English 'burh' (fortified place) and 'tun' (settlement or enclosure). It suggests a settlement or enclosure associated with a fortification.
Word origins
- Burton
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified settlement(from burh "fortified place, stronghold", tun "enclosure, settlement")
- Hill
- Old EnglishAttestedhill(from hyll "hill")