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.

East Barras

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dalston

Historical Forms

  • Dalston-Barrs t.Ed6 March

Etymology

These names have reference to the gates called Dalston -Barrs (t. Ed 6 March) (v. Barras supra 70) placed to prevent straying from the common on the north side of Dalston (v. CW (OS) vii, 272 ff.). Barras Tree (6″) by Hawksdale Lodge marks the site of a similar gate to the south. Cf. Barras Bridge in Newcastle.