Bourne

Bourne is a word from the Anglo-Saxon language of England. It means a stream, flowing from a spring. It is commonly used in southern England, (particularly Dorset) as a name for a small river, particularly in compound names such as Winterbourne. Alternative forms are bourn or borne. The apparent variant, borne which is found in Camborne arises from the Cornish language and refers to a hill.

Bourne is used as a place name or as a part of a place name, usually in chalk downland countryside:

• The River Bourne, Wiltshire, a tributary of the River Avon in Wiltshire, England
• The River Bourne, Berkshire, a tributary of the River Pang in Berkshire, England
• The River Bourne, Dorset, a river that flows through Bournemouth, England into the English Channel
• The River Bourne, Chertsey, a tributary of the River Thames in Surrey, England
• The River Bourne, Addlestone, a tributary of the River Thames in Surrey, England
• The River Bourne, Kent, a tributary of the River Medway in Kent
• The Bourne Eau, flowing from the town of Bourne, Lincolnshire to the River Glen, Lincolnshire
• The Bourne area of South Farnham, Surrey, comprising Lower Bourne, Middle Bourne & Upper Bourne. Takes its name from the Bourne Stream, a tributary of the River Wey
• Bourne, Lincolnshire, a town in England
• Bourne, Massachusetts, a town in the USA
• Bourne SSSI, Avon, a Site of Special Scientific Interest
• Bournemouth, a town in Dorset, England
• Southbourne, Dorset and Westbourne, Dorset; suburbs of Bournemouth in Dorset, England
• Cambourne, Cambridgeshire a new town in Cambridgeshire, England
• Bourne End, Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, a village in England
• Bourne End, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, a village in England
• Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, a village in England
• Bourne End, Hertfordshire, a village in England

As Bourne, it appears in:

• Melbourne (disambiguation), several places of this name
• Cranbourne, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia
• Fishbourne, a village near Chichester in West Sussex, England, famous for its Roman villa
• Nutbourne, a village on the West Sussex side of the border with Hampshire near Emsworth, England
• Southbourne, a village on the West Sussex side of the border with Hampshire near Emsworth, England
• Otterbourne, a village near Winchester in Hampshire, England
• Eastbourne, a large town in East Sussex, on the south coast of England
• Winterbourne (stream), as a prefix to several towns and villages in Dorset and Wiltshire, England

As Bourn, it appears in:

• Bourn, Cambridgeshire, a village in England
• Lambourn, a village in Berkshire, England

As Borne, it appears in:

• Camborne, a town in Cornwall (but see above)
• Cranborne (village), and the area of Cranborne Chase, in Dorset, England (See also Borne)
• Sherborne, a town in Dorset, England
• Wimborne Minster, a town in Dorset, England

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