Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Aken(e)berg(a) 1150–60 Melsa 1150 Meaux 1178 Warter 1261 Ch 1293 QW

• Aken(e)berghe 1210–20 Melsa

• Acheneberghe 1156 Meaux

• Aking(a)berghe 1154–60 YCh1118

• Akeberga 1119 ib

• Acheburuam 1162–5 YCh1120

• Berghe 1150–60 Melsa

• Barewe 1381 Ebor

• Barrow or Barf-Hill 1828 Langd

• Akeneberg est manerium heredum domini Petri de Malo Lacu, vocatum Berghe juxta Ake 1150–60 Melsai,110

Etymology

Barf Hill is Aken (e )berg (a )1150–60 Melsa, 1150Meaux , 1178Warter , 1261 Ch, 1293 QW, Aken (e )berghe 1210–20 Melsa, Acheneberghe 1156Meaux , Aking (a )berghe 1154–60 YCh 1118, Akeberga 1119 ib., Acheburuam 1162–5 YCh 1120, Berghe 1150–60 Melsa, Barewe 1381Ebor , Barrow or Barf -Hill 1828 Langd. 'Hill near Aike' (supra 160), v. be(o)rg. The use of the adjectival form acen 'oaken' is interesting, though it might be merely an orthographic variation of Aking (a )-; the latter might signify '(hill belonging to) the men of Aike' (v. ing ). The -ing - spellings, however, are from Dodsworth's transcripts. The association with Aike is made certain by a reference that Akeneberg est manerium heredum domini Petri de Malo Lacu , vocatum Berghe juxta Ake 1150–60 Melsa i, 110.