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.

Barn Wood and Cottages

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chesham

Historical Forms

  • (atte) Berne 1338 Misc
  • the Barne 1606 Rec.ix.339

Etymology

v. bern .