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Survey of English Place-Names

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Barvin Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Northaw

Historical Forms

  • wood called Bereueuue (sic) c.1370 Gesta
  • Barvyn, Barven 1556 AOMB

Etymology

Barvin Park is wood called Bereueuue (sic)c. 1370 Gesta, Barvyn , Barven 1556AOMB . Perhaps a compound of bære , 'swine pasture' and fenn , 'fen, marshy place.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site

Other OS name