Barnburgh or Barnbrough
Major Settlement in the Parish of Barnburgh
Historical Forms
- Berneborc, Berneburg 1086 DB
- Barneburg(h), Barneburc(h) 1086 DB 1148 YCh179 1147–53 12 Nost57 1164–81 BM 1185–96 YChvi 1190 P 13 Lewes295 1215 ChR 1441 DiocV
- Barneberg' 1243 Fees
- Barnaburc(h) 1147–53 Nost57d 1148–52 YChviii 1156,1173 ib
- Barm(e)burgh 1379 PT 1495 FF
- Barmborghe 1529 FF
- Barmbrough(e) 1604 FF
- Barmbrough alias Barnethorp 1608 FF
- Barmbrough super dun 1724 PRHtnP
- Berneburgh 1418 YI
- Branburgh 1507 Testiv
- Baronbrowghe 1573 WillY
- Baronburgh upon Derne 1577 Arm
- Bambroughe 1638 SessnR
Etymology
'Biarni's fortification', v. burh and cf. Introd. On the ODan pers.n. Biarni and the forms of Barnburgh v. Barnby Dun 17supra .In the spellings Barm (e )-, Bam -, -n - is assimilated to -m - by the following -b -. In the affixes dun is clearly an error for R. Dearne.