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.

Barlby

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hemingbrough

Historical Forms

  • Bardulbi 1086 DB
  • Barduleby 1166 RBE
  • Bardelbi, Bardelby 12th Selby t.Hy2 Pat 1464 NCWills 1466
  • Barthelbi, Barthelby c.1163 Selby 1316 NomVill
  • Barthilby 1285 KI
  • Bardenebi 1200 Cur 1201 Abbr
  • Barlebe 1363 FF
  • Barleby 1464 Pat 1488 FF 1610 Speed
  • Barlby 1828 Langd

Etymology

'Bardolf 's farm,' v. by . The first element is a pers. name, OE  Bardwulf or Continental-German Bardulf , the latter being common in ME (cf. Forssner 42–3).