Bourne is a word from the Anglo-Saxon language of England. It means a stream, flowing from a spring.  For rivers and places named Bourne or having this word as part of the name, see Bourne (disambiguation). 
Bourne is a word from the Anglo-Saxon language of England. It means an intermittent stream, flowing from a spring. Frequent in chalk and limestone country where the rock becomes saturated with winter rain, that slowly drains away until the rock becomes dry, when the stream ceases. For rivers and places named Bourne or having this word as part of the name, see Bourne (disambiguation). References
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Frequent in chalk and limestone country where the rock becomes saturated with winter rain, that slowly drains away until the rock becomes dry, when the stream ceases.
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