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Bourne
Hob Uid: 925899
Location : Lincolnshire South Kesteven Bourne
Grid Ref : TF0959020200
Summary : A Medieval town and Early Medieval settlement first mentioned in a document of 960. Mentioned in 1060, 1086 and in 1138.
More information : TF 0959 2020. Medieval town of Bourne. First mentioned in a document of 960. (1a) Mentioned in the Cartularium saxonicum of 1060 (1b), and in the Domesday Book as `Brune' (1c) and as `Brunna' in a charter of 1138 (1d). The name derives from the Old English `Burna' meaning stream. Burna is from earlier brunna, and this form was no doubt in use in some dialects in the Old English period. (1)

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Source Number : 1
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Source details : Ekwall, E. 1985. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names. (4th edn) London (Pg 55)
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Source Number : 1a
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Source details : Cartularium saxonicum, ed Birch. London, 1885-93
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Source Number : 1b
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Source details : Domesday Book. London, 1783-1816. This reference also includes the Exon Domesday. The date of both is 1086.
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Source Number : 1c
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Source details : Stenton, F M. Facsimiles of Early Charters from Northamptonshire Collections. Np Rec. Soc. iv.
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Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : Mentioned in 960
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Monument Start Date : 960
Monument Type : Settlement
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Mentioned in 1060
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Monument Start Date : 1060
Monument Type : Town
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Number : TF 02 SE 24
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