Bordon
Bordon, Whitehillcounty:
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Hampshire
SU7935
otherwise: Burdunesdene, 1230
BORDON, hamlet and army camp in Headley
The medieval form means 'Burdun's valley', where the de Burdon family lived in the time of Edward III. This surname appears to be from a genuine local place name, but since there are no other early spellings, it is hard to speculate on what the name might have meant. The final element was probably 'dun'='hill'; the first may have been 'bur'='cottage, bower' 'burh'='fort, manor' 'gebur'='peasant' hypothetical 'burg'='burrow', or maybe even 'bord'='board', perhaps in a sense 'flat topped hill', suitable for the site of Bordon camp, at least.
Shown on an old map by Harrison 1788
- settlement, hamlet - Alton Hundred - Hampshire
Period - 1780s
