Silent for too long, the wonderful Inky Fool returns with a handy guide to decoding English place names:

Borough = Fortification

Burn/Bourne = Stream

Bury = Manor or estate, i.e. a big farm

By = Viking town (that’s why they’re only in the North in the old Danelaw)

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