Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• in loco qui dicitur Adbaruae 731 Bede

• Bearuwe 737–40 BCS165(S99) 11

• æt Bearuwe 971 PetLN 12

• bearuwe in lindisige 973 ECEE(S792) 13

• Bearuwe 973 BCS1297(S792) 15

• in þære stowe þe is nemned Æt Bearwe c.890 OEBede 10

• to Baruwe 971 PetLN(S782) 12

• Baruue 972 12 ib

• Beruwe in Lindesige 973 ECEE(S792) 14 BCS1297(S792) 793 15

• Barwe 963 ASC 1121 BCS1281(S787) 972 BCS1258(S787) 12 972 16

• Barwa c.1115 LS c.1160 Dane 1163 RAi 1190 Dugdvi 1301 RRGr 1268

• Barewe 1086 DB 1183,1184,1185,1186 P 1190 Dugdvi 1301 P 1190,1191,1192 Pat 1368

• Barewe upon Humbre 1371 ib

• Barewe “by Barton upon Humber” 1324 ib

• Barewe in Lyndeseye 1368 ib

• Bareuua 1096–1100 France

• Bareue 1198 FF

• Barew' 1202 Ass 1203 p1220 WellesLA

• Barua c.1115 LS 1143–47,c.1160 Dane Hy3 Ch 1301 Brid 1312 e14

• Barva c.1150 Newh Ed1

• Barue 1195 P 1200 Cur 1203 1252 Ch 1265 Misc 1268 Ch 1268 FF 1312 Pat 1346 FA

• Baruua 1196–1100 France

• Barruve 1096–1100 ib

• Baruue 12 HC

• Barowa 1115 YChiii

• Barow 1160–62 1287 Ass 1287 Ipm 1287 SR 1332 FA 1428

• Barowe 1303 ib

• “Barowe upon Humbre” 1317 Pat

• “Barowe by Barton” 1318 1320 Cl 1320 Ipm 1576 LER

• Barowe juxta Barton 1325 Inqaqd

• Barowe iuxta Barton' 1357 Cor

• Barowe iuxta Barton sup' Humbre 1418 FF

• Barowe besyd Barton up on Humber

• Barou 1150–70 YChiii

• Barawra (sic) c.1155 Dane

• Barew 1160 Dugdvi 1191,1192 P

• Barwe c.1160 Dane 1206 FF 1206 Ass 1220 Cur 1388 Misc

• Baaruhe l12 Dane

• Baruwe 1212 Fees 1291 Tax

• Baru 1238–43 Fees 1276 RH

• Barw 1288 Ipm

• Barrowe 1342 AD 1541 AOMB 1548 Pat 1584 AD

• Barrow 1535 VEiv 1552 Pat

• Barugh' 1412 RRep

• Barogh 1446 Fine

• Baroo 1428 FA

Etymology

The forms in Bede and in the translation of Bede (OEBede) show that the name means 'at the grove', v. æt , b(e)aru, dat.sg. b(e)arwe, all subsequent forms retaining the -w - of the dat.sg. case.It is variously described as in Lindsey , by Barton upon Humber and upon Humber .