Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Berneborc, Berneburg 1086 DB

• Barneburg(h), Barneburc(h) 1086 DB 1148 YCh179 1147–53 12 Nost57 1164–81 BM 1185–96 YChvi 1190 P 13 Lewes295 1215 ChR 1441 DiocV

• Barneberg' 1243 Fees

• Barnaburc(h) 1147–53 Nost57d 1148–52 YChviii 1156,1173 ib

• Barm(e)burgh 1379 PT 1495 FF

• Barmborghe 1529 FF

• Barmbrough(e) 1604 FF

• Barmbrough alias Barnethorp 1608 FF

• Barmbrough super dun 1724 PRHtnP

• Berneburgh 1418 YI

• Branburgh 1507 Testiv

• Baronbrowghe 1573 WillY

• Baronburgh upon Derne 1577 Arm

• Bambroughe 1638 SessnR

Etymology

'Biarni's fortification', v. burh and cf. Introd. On the ODan  pers.n. Biarni and the forms of Barnburgh v. Barnby Dun 17supra .In the spellings Barm (e )-, Bam -, -n - is assimilated to -m - by the following -b -. In the affixes dun is clearly an error for R. Dearne.