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.

Yon Barrow

Other OS name in the Parish of Bere Regis

Historical Forms

  • Yarn Barrow 1777 RCHM

Etymology

, Yarn Barrow 1777 RCHM , v. earn ' eagle ' , beorg ; tumulus marked 6 ″ .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement