North Boarhunt

North Boarhunt, Boarhunt
settlement
parish:
county:
coords:
Boarhunt
Hampshire
SU6010
refce: HANTSLOC.t
old map: 25inch County Series map -- Hants LXVII.14
North Boarhunt
Boarhunt, North
otherwise: byrhfunt, 900-999?; Borhunte; Borehunte, 1086; Burhunt, 1170-1184
refce: Coates 1989
BOARHUNT, parish and two manors (EAST and WEST), (NORTH) BOARHUNT
Hypothetical Old English 'Byrhfunta'='spring of or at the fortification'. The spring is that at 'Offwell Farm' whose name also contains a reference to it. 'Funta' is taken to testify to signs of Roman activity (see HAVANT). The modern pronunciation is shown by forms like 'Burrant(e)' to date from at least the 16th century.
old map
 West Burant
Shown on an old map by Blaeu 1645
- settlement, village - Portesdowne Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Blaeu 1645
(BLA1SU50.jpg)
old map
 West Burant
Shown on an old map by Speed 1611
- settlement, village - Portesdowne Hundred - Hantshire
refce: Speed 1611
(SPD1SU50.jpg)
   Old Hampshire Gazetteer - JandMN: 2001