DERBYSHIRE PLACE-NAMES. 4 1 



was erected as a boundary mark or as a monument to record the deeds of 

 those who had distinguished themselves in war ; and as an element in a 

 place-name, stone often has one or the other signification. 



Bretby. — (D.D.B. Bretebi). — The derivation of this name is the same as 

 Brad by, q.v. 



Brimingrfcon. — (D.D.B. Brimintune.) — N. brimi — a flame, and A.S. ing — 

 children or descendants, and A.S. tun — a town ; — the town of the children 

 of flame, or perhaps the prefix is A.S. Brim, a personal name, the medial 

 syllable indicating that the word is a derivative of the patronymic 

 Brimingas, denoting a filial settlement of the Brimings. 



Broadlow. — (D.D.B. Bredelauue.) — For the initial syllable, see Bradby, 

 supra. The postfix is from the A.S. hlsew, hlaw, low — a hill, an eleva- 

 tion, a rising tract of ground, also a heap, grave, barrow, tumulus. 

 Breda's hill or barrow, or the large or broad hill or barrow. 



Brough. — A.S. burh, burg, burge, burhg, birig, byrig — a town, city, fort, 

 castle, a fortified hill or place. This place-name was probably originally a 

 compound word, the terminal member being now lost. 



BrOUghton, Church.— (D.D.B. Broctvne.) — The prefix is either as in 

 Biough, q.v., or, as the Domesday spelling seems to indicate, from A.S. 

 brooc, broc — a spring, brook, rivulet. The postfix is A.S. tun — a town. 

 The adjunct is A.S. cyrice, cyrece, cyrce, cirice, circe — a church. The 

 fortified town, or the brook town of the church. 



Bubden.— (D.D.B. Bvbedene.) — The prefix is probably from the A.S. per- 

 sonal name Bebba. The terminal syllable is from the A.S. denu — a vale, 

 hollow, or deep wooded valley. Bebba's hollow or valley. 



Bubden-in-Longford— (D.D.B. Bubedene, Bubedune.)— For the first 

 member of the name, see Bubden, supra. Longford is from the A.S. 

 long, lang— long, and the A.S. ford— a ford. 



Burley. — (D.D.B. Berleie.) — The derivation of the prefix is as in Barton, 

 q.v., the final syllable is the A.S. leg, leag, lea, leah, lag, lah — a meadow, 

 a field, land ; — the barley or corn field. 



Burley (in the Parish of Duffield).— (D.D.B. Pirelaie.)— For derivation, see 

 above. 



Burnaston. — (D.D.B. Bvrnvlfestvne.) — A.S. burne — a stream, a brook, 

 A.S. sesc — the ash, and A.S. tun — a town ; — the town by the ash tree 

 brook. 



Burrowash. — The derivation of Burrow is the same as Barrow, q.v. ; — the 

 final syllable is A.S. aesc — an ash tree;— the ash tree grove, hilly place, 

 or barrow. 



Butterley. — N. Buthar, a personal name, and A.S. leg, leag, lea, leah, lag, 

 lah — a field, a meadow, land ; — Buthar's field. Perhaps, however, the 

 derivation is from the C. bu — a cow, and C. tref, tre— a homestead, and 

 C. le — a place ; — the place of the cows' homestead. 



