Meaning of River-name
The name is from Old English burna "stream" (not Old Norse brunnr 'spring' as with some place-names over the boundary in North Yorkshire). The first element of the name is uncertain; it may be Old English hyldre "an elder-tree", or hynd "hind", or the Old Norse/Old English personal name Helþor/Helthor. The name was recorded as Hinbrun in 984 AD. two streams which go on to become the River Hyndburn lie within the old township of Henheads. The township is thought to be thus named because the Hyndburn was more often called the Henburn in the past.
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