Barling
Major Settlement in the Parish of Barling
Historical Forms
- (æt) Bærlingum 998 Crawfix
- Berlings 11th KCD913 14th
- Berlingā 1086 DB 1181 StP
- Berling(e) 12th,1222 StP 1229 FF
- Berlinges 1235 Ch
- Barling(e) 1240 FF 1372 IpmR
- Barlyngs 1537 LP
- Baarlin 1673 AshingdonPR
- Barnyng 1518–29 ECP
Etymology
'The people of *Bǣrel or *Bǣrla .' For the history of this name cf. Birling (PN Sx 417–8).