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.

Barningham, North or Norwood, and Town or Winter

Parish in the County of Norfolk

Historical Forms

  • Berningeham, Bernigeham 1086 DB
  • Berningeham 1166 RBE l.12 HMC 1177 P 1220 Cur
  • Berningham 1199 Seld 1202 1203 Cur 1206 P 1275 RH
  • Bernyngham 1306 Ipm 1313,1348 Pat
  • Magna Berningham 1254–75 Val
  • Magna Byrningham 1257 Ass
  • Magna Beringham 1269 Ass
  • Magna Bernyngham 1318 FF
  • Great Bernyngham 1383 Pat
  • Northwude Bermigham 1275 RH
  • North Wodebernyngham 1285 FF 1302,1316,1401–2 FA
  • Norwodebernyngham, Norwode Beringham, Norwode Burnyngham 1286 Ass
  • Northwode Berningham 1308 FF
  • Northwodebernyngham 1302 AD 1314 Pat 1334,1338,1375 FF 1391 AD
  • Northwode Bernyngham 1328 Banco
  • Bernyngam Northwode 1416 BM
  • Bernyngham Northwood 1535 VE
  • Nerwoodbernynge (sic) 1583 AD
  • North Bernyngham 1361 AD 1428 FA
  • Northbernyngham 1473 AD
  • Thunberningham 1250 Ass
  • Tunberningham 1254–75 Val
  • Tunbyrningham, Thunberingham 1257 Ass
  • Tune Beringham 1269 Ass
  • Tune Berningham 1275 RH
  • Tunebernyngham 1285 FF
  • Thuneberingham 1286 Ass
  • Tunberningham 1308 FF
  • Tunbernyngham 1316 FA 1330 SR
  • Toune Bernyngham 1318 Ch
  • Tounbernyngham 1324,1362,1375 FF 1327 Banco 1391,1445,1473 AD 1409 BM
  • Toun Bernyngham 1361to1472 AD 1417 BM
  • Townebernyngham 1370 BM 1535 VE
  • Tune Bernyngham 1371 AD
  • Toun Bernyngham 1401–2 FA 1422 AD
  • Ton Bernyngham 1428 FA
  • Bernyngham Cursoun 1328 Banco 1334,1376 FF
  • Cursounbernyngham 1361,1362 AD
  • Wynter Barnyngham 1538 AD

Major Settlements