Baythorne Park, End
Early-attested site in the Parish of Birdbrook
Historical Forms
- (at) Babingþirne c.950 ASWills 14th
- (æt) Babbingþyrnan c.1000 11th ib
- Babiternā 1086 DB
- Babeʒerne(felde) 1290–7 WDB
- Babeterne 1293 Ct 1382 ADii
- Babtherne 1399 Cl 1479 IpmR
- Bathorne 1540 LP
- Beyton end 1625 EAS(OS)iv
- Baythorn House 1768 M
- Park 1777 C
Etymology
'Babba 's thorn-bush,' v. þyrne , with connective ing . Cf. Bayford (PN K 265), earlier Babbeford , and v. Karlström 125s. n .