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.

Barley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wykeham

Historical Forms

  • Berlagh 1335 ForP

Etymology

'Forest clearing used for growing barley' v. bere , leah .

Places in the same Parish