Borough (EN) / Knegh (KW)

Locality: 
Torpoint
Type: 
Settlement
Parish: 
Torpoint
Hundred: 
East Wivelshire
Notes: 
"The settlement of Borough is first recorded in 1521. The name is derived from the Old English element beorg meaning 'hill' or 'barrow'
Elements: 

knegh

Meaning: 
high ground
Elements notes: 
knegh 'hillock, mound'
Historic forms: 
Burrowe 1521. Burghe 1564.