Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• æt Bearmodes lea c.802 BCS304 11th

• æt Beorondes lea 855 BCS487 11th

• æt Bærendes lea ib

• Bernesleis 1086 DB

• Bernesleia 1154–89 Lanth232d

• Berdesley(a), Berdesleia 1195–6 P 1494 MinAcct

• Bardesley(e), Bardesleg(h), Bardesl', Bardesle 12 Glouc 1186–91,1200–20 Oseney 1209 Fees 1221 Eyre 1274 RH 1276 Oseney 1285 FA 1291 Tax 14 ADi 1553 Pat

• Bardesle juxta Bebur' 1290 Episc

• Bardisleigh(e), Bardysleigh(e) 1544 LP

• Bardysleigh(e) als. Barnsley 1623 Rec

• Berdel' 1201 Cur

• Barndesley(e), Barndesle(e), Barndeslegh(e) 1221 1276 RH 1286 Ipm 1291 Tax 1327 MinAcct 1327 SR 1494 Rogers

• Berndesley 1330 Ipm

• Berandesleg' 1221 Ass

• Barnedesley 1353 Ipm

• Bardeleg', Bardeleye 1248 Ass 1301 Ipm

• Bramdesleye 1276 RH

• Brandsley 1316 FA

• Bradesley als. Barnesley 1576 MonLand

• Barn(e)sley 1326,1347 Ch 1400 Ipm 1623 FF

• Barmesley 1488 Pat

Etymology

'Beornmōd's glade or clearing' from the OE  pers.n. Beornmōd and lēah; the contracted forms are interesting in the fluctuation between Bernes - (the -m - in the contracted Bermdes - having become -n - before the dental -d - which was then lost) and Berdes -, etc. (with loss of the nasal); cf. Barnsleyhall (Wo 338) for a similar name.