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.

Bardown

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ticehurst

Historical Forms

  • Berdowne 1410 Ct
  • Berdownegrene 1562 Ct
  • Bardowne 1610 SRS14,128

Etymology

Bardown is Berdowne 1410Ct , Berdownegrene 1562Ct , Bardowne 1610 SRS 14, 128. The first element is either bere, 'barley,' or bære , 'swine-pasture.'