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.

Bark Side

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burnsall

Historical Forms

  • the Barghe 1633 Raist
  • Barth top 1648 PRRl
  • Barc(h)top 1649,1658 ib
  • Bargh top 1665 ib
  • Bordley Bargh 1673 ib
  • Bark 1858 O.S.

Etymology

Bark Side, the Barghe 1633Raist , Barth top 1648 PRRl, Barc (h )top 1649, 1658 ib, Bargh top 1665 ib, Bordley Bargh 1673 ib, Bark 1858 O.S.; the spellings clearly point to OE  beorg 'hill' and no doubt this word is the source of other Craven p.ns. like Bark Hill 50, Bark Laithe 68supra , High Bark 94, Bergh Moss 122infra .

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement