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

Major Settlement in the Parish of Barningham

Historical Forms

  • Berningha(m), Bernyngham 1086 DB 1406 YI
  • Bernigeham 1214 FF
  • Barnyngham 1491 Test

Etymology

'The settlement of the people of Beorna ' v. ing , ham . Cf Barningham (Sf), Bernincham DB.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement