Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Barue 958 13 Chest 958 Whall 14 e13

• Magna Barue, Parva Barue 1294 ChF

• Barua e12 Orm2 17

• Barwe 1181–1232 Chest 1445 ChRR

• Parva Barwe c.1200 Chol

• Littel Barwe 1332 ib

• Luttel Barwe 1333 Fine

• Lytel Barwe 1342 Chol

• Litel Barwe 1379 Pat

• Lyttel Barwe 1398 Chol

• Magna Barwe 1294 Misc

• Mangna Barwe 1324 Chol

• Muke Barwe 1389 Orm2

• Grande Barwe 1390 Chol

• Great Barwe 1391 ChRR

• Mykel Barwe 1398 Chol

• Mycul Barwe 1420–50 ib

• Bero 1086 DB

• Barou 1154–60 Ch 1329

• Baroue 1208–29 Whall

• Barowe 1318 ChRR 1555 Chol

• Grant Barowe, Petit Barowe 1326 ib

• Parva Barowe 1369 ib

• Lytill Barowe 1397 ib

• Magna Barowe 1440 Plea

• Great Barowe, Little Barowe 1527 ChRR

• Mykell Barowe 1555 Chol

• Barewa 1202–17 Chol

• Barewe 1208–29 Dieul 1272–90 ChFor 1282 CRV 1379 Pat

• Magna Barewe, Parva Barewe 1296 Chol

• Littel Barewe 1331 Cl

• Luttel Barewe 1333 Fine

• Lytel Barewe 1340 Chol

• Mukel Barewe 1357 ChFor

• Barrowe 1226 Whall

• Barrow 1386 ChRR

• Mycul Barrow, Lytul Barrow 1420–50 Chol

• Magna Barrow, Parva Barrow 1527 ChRR

• Micle Barrow 1534 Chol

• Mich Barrow 1534 Orm2 1666

• Greate Barrow, Lyttell Barrow 1554 Chol

• Little Barrow 1668 ib

• Great Barrow 1724 NotCestr

• Barrow Green, Little Barrow Green 1700 Chol

• Baruwe c.1260 Chol 1295 Cl

• Parva Baruwe c.1260 Chol

• Magna Baruwe c.1280 ib

• Barawe 1294 Misc

• Parva Baruse 1302 Plea

• Browe 1512 Chol

• Over Barrough 1664 Sheaf

• Berrow 1687 Sheaf

Etymology

'The wood', v. bearu . The two hamlets, distinguished as Great & Little, v. magna , parva , micel , lȳtel , grand , petit , represent distinct manors. Barrow Green , Little Barrow Green is from grēne 2 'a green, a village green'.