English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Birchover

Major Settlement in the Parish of Birchover

Historical Forms

  • Barcovere 1086 DB
  • Birchehoure late12th WollCh
  • Birchouer(e), Birchour(e), Byrchouer(e), Byrchour(e), Byrchover(e) 1226 FF 1265 Misc
  • Birchenouere 1269 Ass

Etymology

Literally 'at the birch-covered steep slope', v. birce , ofer 2 , cf. Bircher He. The 1269 form has as first element the adj. bircen 2 , whilst DB Barc - is no doubt an error.

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