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.

Beanit Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Berkswell

Historical Forms

  • (le) Bernet t.Hy1 Kenilworth
  • wood 1316 Ipm
  • Bernet(t) 1452,1455 MinAcct
  • Barnett waste 1553 LRMB
  • Bernett 1713 DKRxli

Etymology

Beanit Fm is (le ) Bernet t. Hy 1Kenilworth , (wood ) 1316 Ipm, Bernet (t )1452, 1455MinAcct , Barnett waste 1553LRMB , Bernett 1713 DKR xli. 'Place cleared by burning,' v. bærnet .