Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Bernulfesuuic 1086 DB

• Bernolueswic(h), Bernolveswic(h), Bernolveswik, Bernolveswyk a.1153,1166–93 Kirkst 1170–3 YCh 1333 BM

• Bernolfwic, Bernolfwik, Bernolfwyk(e) 1147–50 YCh 1147–54 Hy2 Kirkst 1180–90 Fount 1415 Pat

• Barnolfwyk 1406 Ch

• Bernoldeswick 1155–62 YCh1452

• Barnoldswicke 1576 WillY

• Bernolwic, Bernolwik, Bernolwyk Hy2 Kirkst 1294 BltComp23 1334 Baild 1349 Ch

• Bernolswyk 1309 Kirkst 1506 Testiv

• Barnolswyk 1434 WillY

• Barnowlswecke 1575 PRGis

• Barnowlsweek 1719 Barn

• Barleweke 1672 PRMl

Etymology

'Beornwulf's dairy-farm' from the OE  pers.n. Beornwulf and wīc.Cf. also Barnoldswick 249infra . The same pers.n. may occur in Barnsay infra . On the change of -ulf to -old cf. Armthorpe 37supra .