Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Berendon' 1244 Ass

• Brandon(') 1280 QW, Ass

• Braundon(e), Brendon(e) 1280 ib

• pastur' voc' La Barndedon' 1397 Weld1

• (La) Barndedon(e) 1397–1408 Weld1

• Gouitz Barndedon' 1397 Weld1 1398 Weld1

• (la) Barn(e)do(u)n(e) 1398–1407 Weld1

• Barndo(u)n(e) Gouys 1398 Weld1

• Barndo(u)n(e) Gouytz 1400–1408 Weld1

• Barndedon' Gouytz 1402–1409 Weld1

• Barendon' 1402 Weld1

• Barne Downe 1541 Glyn

• Barren Downe 1618 Map

Etymology

Hr Barn Down & Lr Barn Down (lost), 1829EnclA , Berendon '1244Ass , Brandon (')1280 QW, Ass , Braundon (e ), Brendon (e )1280ib , pastur ' voc ' La Barndedon '1397Weld 1, (La ) Barndedon (e )1397–1408Weld 1, Gouitz Barndedon '1397Weld 1, 1398Weld 1, (la ) Barn (e )do (u )n (e )1398–1407Weld 1, Barndo (u )n (e ) Gouys 1398Weld 1, Barndo (u )n (e ) Gouytz 1400–1408Weld 1, Barndedon ' Gouytz 1402–1409Weld 1, Barendon '1402Weld 1, Barne Downe 1541Glyn , Barren Downe 1618Map , 'burnt hill', from berned , bærned and dūn ; the affix is manorial, cf. Brian de Gouyz mentioned in connection with Tarente and Stubhampton infra in 1282 FF.The documents cited as 1397–1409Weld 1 are court rolls of Barn (d )edon (Gouytz ), which is referred to as a hundred in the headings of the rolls for 1397 and 1398.