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.

Barnfold

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wisborough Green

Historical Forms

  • Bernefeld 1279 Ass 1296 SR
  • Bernefold 1327 SR

Etymology

Barnfold (6″) is Bernefeld in 1279Ass , 1296 SR (p), Bernefold in 1327 SR (p), v. bern , feld or falod .