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.

Barrow, Barrow Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Boddington

Historical Forms

  • Bar(e)we 1209 FF 1232 Lib 1233 Cl
  • le Berwe 1281 FF
  • Berowe, Berewhull 1464 AddRoll
  • le Barrowe, the Barrowe 1578,1625 FF 1707 GR
  • le Berrow(e), the Berrow(e) 1615,1619 FF 1621 Crav

Etymology

Barrow, Barrow Hill, Bar (e )we 1209FF , 1232 Lib, 1233 Cl, le Berwe 1281FF , Berowe , Berewhull 1464AddRoll , le Barrowe , the Barrowe 1578, 1625FF , 1707GR 1263, le Berrow (e ), the Berrow (e )1615, 1619FF , 1621Crav . From OE  bearu (dat.sg. bearwe ) 'wood, grove', v. hyll 'hill'.