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.

Barkhale Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bury

Historical Forms

  • Berkehale 1420 Ct

Etymology

Barkhale Wood (6″) is Berkehale in 1420 (Ct ). 'Birch-tree nook,' v. beorc , healh .