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Survey of English Place-Names

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Barrets-Poole

Early-attested site in the Parish of Acton

Etymology

Barrets-Poole (lost, v. prec.), Barrets -Poole 1609 ChRR, Barrettispull 1283–88AddCh , 1288 Courtet freq with variant spellings Bar (r )e (t )t (e )spull , Bartespull , Baratspull , Barrottespull , Barectespull , Baret (t )pull and Barrettispol (1289 Court), Barrettispulle (1303 Chamb), Barrettispool (e ) (1434 Plea, ChRR), Barrettispole (1511 Plea), from Poole supra with a manorial affix from the surname of Richard Baret of Barettespulle E2AddCh 49799.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site