Burnham-on-Crouch
town · Essex
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Burnham-on-Crouch means 'homestead by the stream' ('burna' + 'ham') on the River Crouch. The 'Crouch' element likely refers to a cross or a place of pilgrimage.
Word origins
- Burn
- Old EnglishAttestedstream(from burna "stream, brook")
- ham
- Old EnglishAttestedhomestead, village(from hām "homestead, village")
- Crouch
- Old Englishcross(from cruc "cross")
Historical forms
[object Object] · [object Object]