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.

Barden

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hauxwell

Historical Forms

  • Bernedan 1086 DB
  • Berdene 1184 RichReg 1285 KI
  • Barden 1552 FF

Etymology

'Beorna's valley,' with early loss of n from the cons. group rnd . v. denu .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement