Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Barhov 1086 DB

• Barhou 1086 ib

• Baru 1158 France

• Barua l.12 GarCart 12 GarCh

• Baruha John Berkeley

• Baruwe 1227 Cur 1274 Cl 1316 FA 1338 Hosp

• Barue 1261 Cur 1273 Ipm 1277 Hastings 13 MiD

• Barwa e.Hy2 BM Hy2 Dane 1192×1227 Hastings

• Barwe 1198 GildR 1212 GarCart 1375 Ferrers 1385 Banco 1415 LCDeeds 1424 Cl

• Barewa Hy2 Dugd 1228,1253×58 RHug

• Barewe 1182,1184 P 1228 RHug 1240 FF 1250 RTemple 1396 Banco 1403 RTemple

• Baroua 1214×26 BM 1340 Ch

• Barowe 1209×35 RHug 1284 Ass 1361 Ferrers 1367 LCDeeds 1500 Wyg 1507 Ferrers 1517 Dixie 1549,1552 Pat

• Barouwe 1325,1326,1340 Ipm

• Barugh 1336 Ct 1395 Cl 1404 FF 1420 Pat

• Barogh 1376 1391 Banco 1447 Ferrers 1532 FF

• Barough 1422 AD 1424 Coram 1445 LCDeeds 1449 RTemple

• Barroughe 1557 FF

• Barow 1449 MiD 1454 RTemple 1518 Visit 1522 Will

• Barrow(e) 1413 RTemple 1452 LCDeeds 1556 ISLR 1576 Saxton

• ~ super Sore 1294 Ass 1302 IpmR 1307 Ferrers 1450 RTemple 1452 LCDeeds

• ~ sup. Soore 1550 ISLR

• ~ sup' Zoare 1604 SR

• ~ super Soram 1395,1454 RTemple 1543 Wyg

• ~ upon Sore 1457 Win

• ~ vpon sowre 1546 AAS 1549 Pat

• ~ vpon Zoram 1610 Speed

Etymology

'(At) the grove', v. b(e)aru (b(e)arwe dat.sg.). The dominant form of the p.n. is the OE dat.sg. b (e )arwe . Most likely, it was originally preceded by the OE  prep, æt 'at', the expression for 'homestead' c 'village' being understood (cf. Æt Bearwe c.890 (10) OEBede, Barrow upon Humber, L 215). Barrow stands on the river Soar, hence affixe with MLat  super 'on, upon'; and v. uppan .