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.

Carey Barton

Early-attested site in the Parish of St Giles on the Heath

Historical Forms

  • Cary 1242 Fees794 1350 Ipm
  • Kyari t.Hy3 Harl
  • Keary 1333 SR
  • Uppekary 1296 FF

Etymology

The place takes its name from the river Carey, supra 3.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement