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.

The Barracks

Early-attested site in the Parish of Papplewick

Historical Forms

  • Barrehoke t.Hy3 For 16th
  • Barre oke c.1450,1602 ForBk

Etymology

The Barracks is Barrehoke t. Hy 3 (16th) For , Barre oke c. 1450, 1602ForBk . There is little to go upon here. The name is perhaps descriptive of an oak by some barre or gate, or of one which is used to provide a barrier.