Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• on Barces-tune c.1030 YCh7

• Barchestun 1086 DB

• Barkestun, Barkeston(a), Barkestone 12 RegAlbii,33b 1154 1185–1210 YChx 1185,1191 P 1200 Cur 13 Kirkst 1206 RegAlbiii,51 1210–12 RBE 1228 Ebor 1236 Kirkl 1568 WillY

• Barkyston 1341 FF

• Barcston 1259 Ass

• Barkston(e) 1356 YDxii,106 1379 Linds

• Barston 1376 FF 1394 Linds 1516 TestLds 1614 Comm

• Braston 1517 TestLds

• Baryston 1521 WillY

Etymology

'Bark's farmstead', v. tūn . The ON  pers.n. Bǫrkr , which occurs in Y DB as Barch (Feilitzen 192), found also in Barkisland iii, 57supra , has the OE  gen. form Barkes in place of the normal ON  gen. Barkar .