According this this reputable source, the true meaning of the name ‘Kilburn’ is Cow’s Stream. It also suggest’s that I work in Hoc’s Farm, having formerly been resident in Hund’s Mound, woodland clearing with sheepfold, Haca’s island, new farm by the tree stumps, Cena’s farm, estate held by man from Kent, ford on a Roman road, homestead by the hillock and Beorhtsige’s stone. Ooooh, it used to be all fields round these parts…
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