English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Heath Barn

Early-attested site in the Parish of Donnington

Historical Forms

  • to ðam hǽðe, on ðene hǽð, ofer ðene hǽð 779 BCS229 c.1200
  • le heath 1559 AddR

Etymology

Heath Barn, 1830 M, preserves the name of to ðam hǽðe , on ðene hǽð , ofer ðene hǽð 779 (c. 1200) BCS 229, le heath 1559AddR . v. hǣð 'heathland'; it was the land (part of which is still heathy) at 144–205291.Cf. the Heath (215supra ).