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.

Barnstone

Early-attested site in the Parish of Langar cum Barnstone

Historical Forms

  • Bernestune 1086 DB
  • Berneston 1169,1197 P 1335 Pat
  • Biernest' c.1156 GenNSxvi 15th
  • Benniston' 1197 P
  • Borneston 1276 RH
  • Berniston 1298 Ipm
  • Bermeston 1318 Ipm

Etymology

Barnstone is Bernestune 1086 DB, Berneston 1169, 1197 Pet freq to 1335 Pat, with variant spelling Bernestone , Biernest 'c. 1156 (15th) GenNS xvi(p), Benniston '1197 P, Borneston 1276 RH, Berniston 1298 Ipm, Bermeston 1318 Ipm. 'Beorn 's farm,' v. tun .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement