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Survey of English Place-Names

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Barrow Hill (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stalbridge

Historical Forms

  • Barrow Hill 1839 TA
  • on beorhleage 933 SherC(S423) 12

Etymology

Barrow Hill (Fm) (ST 732177), Barrow Hill 1839TA , possibly to be associated with on beorhleage 933 (12) SherC (S 423) in the Anglo-Saxon bounds of Stalbridge Weston, cf. also Phillip atte Bergh ('), John atte Bergh (')1327SR , 1332 SR, v. beorg 'barrow, hill', lēah 'wood, clearing in a wood', atte 'at the'.