Burnley, Lancs

[pushpinpussy]

probably named after woodland clearing by the River Brun (river name *brune) The modern form of a river name with a short vowel is probably a back formation from the place name.

[Funkydrummer]

We could have been called Calderley I suppose.

[Volvoclaret]

Thought we were named after Barnsley.

[FactualFrank]

I was once told it was something to do with ley lines, hence Burnley, Keighley, Otley and Filey etc.

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

Leyburn, N. Yorks. A valley with a river through it.

[nil_desperandum]

Brun Lea

[Volvoclaret]

Brun is a Celtic word meaning brown ie brown with the peat off the moors. Calder from Cald meaning cold. Just as an aside, when the Roman's asked the natives the name of a certain river they were told Afron which is where we get river Avon but afron was just Celtic for river.

[ClaretMov]

The Burnley name meaning is from the Old English river name Brun (from brun ‘brown’ or burna ‘stream’) and from the word leah for woodland clearing or meadow

A river (Brun) next to a (woodland clearing, meadow) (Leah) Brun Leah = Burnley

[Bosscat]

Brun is a Celtic word meaning brown ie brown with the peat off the moors. Calder from Cald meaning cold. Just as an aside, when the Roman's asked the natives the name of a certain river they were told Afron which is where we get river Avon but afron was just Celtic for river.

Sahara is taken from the Arabic Sahra meaning Desert edukashunel in ere innit

[andyh]

Brun is a Celtic word meaning brown ie brown with the peat off the moors. Calder from Cald meaning cold. Just as an aside, when the Roman's asked the natives the name of a certain river they were told Afron which is where we get river Avon but afron was just Celtic for river.

Totally off topic but Kwai is actually Thai for river... the famous River Kwai is actually Kwae Noi which means North River.

[Vino blanco]

When the Burnley locals talk about Pendle Hill they are actually saying "hill, hill, hill". This comes from the Cumbric word "pen" for hill, followed by the Old English word "hyll" for hill, which becomes "Penhyll" which became "Pendle" to which was added modern day English "Hill" to clarify what it was, hence Pendle Hill.

[IanMcL]

Thought we were named after Barnsley.

I thought just name shared with them?

[IanMcL]

When the Burnley locals talk about Pendle Hill they are actually saying "hill, hill, hill". This comes from the Cumbric word "pen" for hill, followed by the Old English word "hyll" for hill, which becomes "Penhyll" which became "Pendle" to which was added modern day English "Hill" to clarify what it was, hence Pendle Hill.

Luckily it is big enough for that!

[Volvoclaret]

In old English, Blackburn means the dump where horse fiddlers roam

[ClaretMov]

In old English, Blackburn means the dump where horse fiddlers roam

Thank's I just spit my brew out

[conyoviejo]

Why are people from Burnley known as "Dingles""?

[tim_noone]

Why are people from Burnley known as "Dingles""?

And colne Lads Bonny?

[conyoviejo]

And colne Lads Bonny?

[dsr]

I was once told it was something to do with ley lines, hence Burnley, Keighley, Otley and Filey etc.

I think you might have been told that by someone who will believe anything as long as it's "new age". Ley lines weren't invented (or discovered, if you're a believer) until the 20th century.

[Volvoclaret]

Thank's I just spit my brew out

Swallow, don't spit......as I said to the wife