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.

Bartlow End

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bartlow End

Historical Forms

  • Berkelawe 1247–70 FF
  • Berkelawefeld 1327 BM
  • Berkelowe 1330 Ch
  • Berlawe 1316 FF
  • Bark(e)lowe 1470 IpmR
  • Bartlowe alias Bark(e)lowe 1567 FF

Etymology

OE  beorca -hlāw , 'hill of the birch trees,' v. beorc , hlaw . Cf. Bartley Green (PN Wo 348).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name