Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Berne Farm 1769 DCMMap

• La Berne 1281 Ipm 1340 Ilch 1376 FF 1422 Ct

• terr'…iuxta l' Berne 1327 Poul 15

• Le Bernes 1431 FA

• Berne 1462 Pat

• (manerium de) Barne 1488 Ipm 1558 Val

• Bern 1795 Boswell

Etymology

Berne Fm (SY 388944), Berne Farm 1769DCMMap , La Berne 1281 Ipm, 1340Ilch , 1376 FF, 1422Ct , terr '…iuxta l ' Berne 1327 (15) Poul , Le Bernes 1431 FA, Berne 1462 Pat et passim , (manerium de ) Barne 1488 Ipm, 1558Val , Barne alias Berne Hutch3, Bern 1795 Boswell, cf. also William atte Berne 1280 FF, 1318HarlCh , William de la Berna 13 (15) Forde , William de la Berene 1291 Pat, William de la Barne c.1300 (15) Poul , William de la Berne 1304AD , Geoffrey de la Barne 1327 SR, Geoffrey atte Berne 1332 SRet freq to 1364Weld 2, Geoffrey de (la ) Berne 1338HarlCh , 1340Ilch , 'the barn or storehouse for barley and other grain', from bere-ærn, with ME  atte 'at the' in the surname forms.