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Barf Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Beelsby

Historical Forms

  • Beelsby Barf Fm 1828 Bry

Etymology

, Beelsby Barf Fm 1828 Bry , cf. the South Barfs 1698FLIrnham , South Barfe , The Barfe 1699 Beelsby , Barfs 1848TA , from beorg ' a hill, a mound ' , dial . barf ' a long low ridge or hill ' ( EDD ) , common in L , cf. Howsham Barff, PN L 2, 78 .