Great Barrington
Major Settlement in the Parish of Great Barrington
Historical Forms
- Berniton(e) 1086 DB 1190–1192 P
- Berninton(a), Berninton(e), Bernintun, Bernyntun 1086 DB 1137 Monast 1156,1196 P 1212 Fees 1213 Cur 1254 Cl 1287 QW 1485 Pat
- Maiore Bernyntun 1221 Ass
- Magna Bernyntun 1290 Episc 1291 Tax 1327 SR
- Berinton 1199 Abbr 1205 Cur
- Berington, Beryngton 1199 Ch 1329 Pat 1354 Ipm
- Bernington, Bernyngton 1221 Ass 1321 Cl
- magna Bernyngton 1221 Ass
- Biryton 1274 Cl
- Bermithon 1292 Ch
- Berminton 1301 Ch
- Barnton Hy6 AddCh
- Great Baryn(g)ton 1461 Pat Hy8 Rent
- Baryn(g)ton Magna 1535 VE
- Barrington 1543 AOMB
- Magna Barrington c.1560 Surv 1584 Comm
Etymology
'Farmstead associated with Beorn(a)' from the OE pers.n. Beorn (a ), v. ing 4 , tūn . 'Great' (Lat magna ) to distinguish it from Little Barrington (194infra ). Cf. Barrington Hundred (192supra ). For the loss of -n - cf. Phonol. § 37 (b ).