Barrow
Major Settlement in the Parish of Barrow
Historical Forms
- Berc 1197(p),1206 Cur 1208 FF 1296 SR 1319 Pat
- Berk 1263 Ass 1276 RH 1319 Pat
- Bergh 1316 Ipm 1322 FF 1327 SR 1428 FA
- Berugh 1324 FF 1329 Deed
- Berogh' 1417 ib
- Berew(e) 1305 Deed 1376,1403 Cl 1405 FF
- Beruwe 1362 Deed
- Bargh 1485 Deed
- Barow 1510 Deed
- Barrowe 1535 VE 1539 LP 1553 Pat 1610 Speed
- Borowe 1522 Rut
Etymology
'The burial mound', v. beorg . Barrow village stands at the crest of a steep hillside which rises to 480 ft above sea-level. At the hill crest near The Green is a tumulus which was once clearly visible from the valley bottom. It was no doubt this tumulus rather than the hillside which gave Barrow its name, v. VCH 2120.