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.

Barford St John

Major Settlement in the Parish of Barford St John and St Michael

Historical Forms

  • Bereford 1086 DB 1282 Fine
  • Bereford' 1212 Fees
  • Bereford' Plaice 1220 Fees
  • Nortbereford 1240–1 Ass
  • Parua Bereford 1240–1 Ass 1346 AD 1349 Ipm
  • Bereford' Parua, Parva Bereford' 1242–3 Fees
  • Bereford Sancti Johannis 1299 Cl
  • Little Bereford 1364 Cl
  • Bereforde Little 1377 Ipm
  • Parva Berford 1428 FA