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.

Barrow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wath upon Dearne

Historical Forms

  • Barwe 1284 YI
  • Barrow(e) 1515,1590 FF 1590 WillY

Etymology

Barrow, Barwe 1284 YI, Barrow (e )1515, 1590 FF, 1590 WillY, v. bearu 'a wood, a grove'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name