Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Barchestone 1086 DB Hy1 Dugd

• Barchestona 1116 RegAnt 1174×82,l.12 Rut

• Barcheston' 1116 RegAnt c.1130 LeicSurv l.12 BelCartA e.14 Rut John

• Barchestun' Hy2 BelCartB e.15

• Barchestuna Hy2 e.15 Rut l.12 BelCartA l.12 e.14

• Barchestune Hy1 Ch 1333 BelCartB Hy2(e.15),1235×53(e.15)

• Barchiston' Hy3 Rut

• Barkestona Hy2 BelCartB e.15 Rut l.12 BelCartA l.12 Wyg e.14 1317,1340

• Barkestone l.12 Rut 1209×19,1225 RHug 1410 Rut 1517,1520 Wyg

• Barkestone in le Wall' 1517 ib

• Barkeston' l.12(e.14),e.13(e.14) BelCartA 1252,1277 Rut 1477,1486 1546,1556 1580 LEpis

• Barkestone in le Vale de Beluero 1511 Wyg

• Barkestone in the Vale 1556 Rut

• Barkestun' e.13,c.1236 a.1290,1293 Wyg

• Barkestuna 12 BelCartB e.15

• Barkiston' e.Hy3 Rut 1243 Fees 1307 Rut 1320 BelCartB e.15

• Barkistona 1347 Wyg

• Barkistone Hy3 Rut

• Barkistun' 1299 Wyg

• Barkyston' Hy3,e.14 Rut 1311,1340,1518 Wyg 1518 Rut

• Barkystu' 1294,l.13 Wyg

• Barkstone 1209×35 RHug 1599 Rut

• Barcston' Hy3 ib

• Barkston' 1306 Ass 1344 Coram 1381 SR 1411,1413 Rut 1517 EpCB 1534 Rut 1599 1605 LML

• Barxston 1612 Rut

• Bargston 1531 Rut

• Barston' 1352 Ipm 1364 Wyg 1425,1427 Rut 1539 Deed 1541 Rut 1579 LEpis 1610 Speed

• Barston' in le Vale 1451,1472,1480,1484 Wyg

• Barston' in the Valle of Bever 1516 ib

• Barston' in le vale of Bever 1520 ib

• Barston' in the Wayll' 1552 AAS

• Berkeston' 1408 Pat 1420 Rut

• Berston 1510,1525 Wyg 1549 Pat 1550 Rut

• Berkeston' in the Vayle 1510 Wyg

• Backson 1708 Terrier

Etymology

'Bark's farmstead, village', v. tūn . The Scand  pers.n. Barkr , Bǫrkr is an original by-name, cf. bǫrkr (gen.sg. barkar ) 'bark'. Bark occurs as a by-name in Sweden, while a settler in Iceland bore the name Bǫrkr , v. SPNLY 48. In this Leics. p.n., the OE  gen.sg. Barkes has replaced the normal Scand  gen.sg. Barkar . Note the typical Leics. loss of t from the group -ston in the early 18th cent. form Backson . For the 15th and 16th cent. affix ~ in le Vale (with various spellings), v. val and Redmile supra .