1) Anglo-Saxon settlement 2) English boy name 3) Saxon stronghold 
Burh was originally an Old English name for a fortified dwelling place belonging to a king or noble, it could also be the term for a prehistoric fort. In the 9th century, raids and invasions by Vikings, prompted Alfred the Great to develop the use of burhs as strongpoints that could be used against an attacker. They could be constructed from scrat...
• (n.) See Burg.
Saxon stronghold; literally a 'neighborhood'.
Burh noun See Burg . [ Obsolete]
A burh was a Saxon timber palisade encircling the top of a mound as a form of fortification.