Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bernulfbi 1086 DB 1196 ChancR

• Bernulfby 1230 Cl

• Bernoluebi 1178 P

• Bernoleby 1202 Ass 1231 Ch 1231 Cl

• Bernolesbi 1202 HarlCh 1202 Pat 1342

• Bernoldeby 1234 FF

• Bernolbi 1204 P

• Bernolby 1220–40 Foster 1254 ValNor 1280 RSu 1281 QW 1287 Ipm 1293 NCot 1293,1294 Ass 1294 RSu 1296 Cl 1298 Ass 1304 Cl 1308 NCot 1314 Inqaqd 1526 Sub

• Bernolb' 1238–41 Fees

• Bornolby (sic with Bo- for Be-) 1275,1276 RH

• Bernalby 1240 FF 1298 ChancW

• Bernoldby 1322 Pat 1327 SR 1344,1348 Pat 1406,1408,1415 Cl

• Bernaldeby 1255 Pap

• Barnolby 1387,1393 Pat 1393 HarlCh 1472 AD 1535 VEiv 1548,1557 Pat 1623 Hill

• Barnolby le Beck 1706 Terrier

• Barnolbe 1394 Pat

• Barnolbie 1576 LER

• Barnolbye 1601 Terrier

• Barnalby 1380 AASRxiv 1428 FA 1498 Pat 1639 Foster

• Barnalby in the Beck 1715 Terrier

• Barnalbey 1509–10 LPi

• Barnalbye 1548 Anc 1644 LAASii

• Barnoldby 1408 Hasti 1601 LCS 1644 LAASii 1723 SDL

• Barnoldby upon Becke 1662 Terrier

• Barnoldby upon ye Becke 1668,1671 Terrier

• Barnoldby le Beck 1770,1816 MiscDon 1822 Dixon 1822 Terrier

• Barnaldby 1410 Fine 1638 Terrier

• Barneby 1402 FA 1610 Speed

• Barneby by the Beke 1675 FMBi

• Barnabye 1576 Saxton

• Barnaby 1653 ParlSurv 1695 Morden

Etymology

It is to be identified with Bernetebi c.1115 LS and Barnetbie a1567 LNQ v, where Barnoldby has been confused with Barnetby le Wold, PN L 2, 8–10.

'Bernulf's farm, village', v. bȳ . The first el. is in all probability the ON  pers.n. Biǫrnúlfr , recorded independently in DB from Yorkshire, v. Feilitzen 200, rather than the cognate OE  pers.n. Beornwulf especially taking into consideration the heavy Danish influence in north L.

It is later in the Beck , v. bekkr 'a stream' and it is noteworthy that the form le Beck has not been noted before the early 18th century. v. also the comparative forms for Becklands infra .