Barnhorne, Upper and Lower
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bexhill
Historical Forms
- on berna hornan, on byrna hornan 772 BCS208 c.1300
- Bernehorn(e) t.Hy2 Pat 1434 AsM 1405
- Bernhorn 1203 Cur 1519 AsM
- Berenhorn 1333 Pat
- Barnehorne 1535 VE
Etymology
The first element is the pers. name Byrna (cf. PN Bk 216).The second is horn(a), 'corner of land,' descriptive of land protruding into the marsh. For the weak form horna , Professor Ekwall notes the parallel of Warehorne (K), Werahorna BCS 396.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Southeye
- Worsham Fm
- Sidley Green
- Bedwell
- Birchington
- Bramses
- Buckholt Fm
- Bullington
- Collington
- Constable's Fm
- Cooden Down
- Glyne Manor Fm
- Gotham
- Grinses Fm
- Hurchington
- Ingram's Fm
- Kewhurst
- Northeye
- Pebsham Fm
- Picknill Green
- Polegrove
- Rushford Wood
- Totts Marsh
- Wrest Wood
- Shortwood
- Whydown Fm