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

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wood Walton

Historical Forms

  • Barewe 1219 Rams c.1350
  • Barwe 1225 Rams c.1350
  • gravam q. voc. Barwe 1279 RH

Etymology

Form, and the general topography of the area indicate that here we have OE  bearwe (dat.) from bearu, 'grove.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site