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.

Barnstake Copse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Patching

Historical Forms

  • Barnestok' 1340 MinAcct

Etymology

Barnstake Copse (6″) is Barnestok ' in 1340 (MinAcct ) and seems to be a compound of bern and stocc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement