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.

Barsey

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Barkissay 13 YDvi 14 YDi
  • Barkeshey 1277 WCR
  • Barkesay 1286 ib
  • Barksey 1501 YDi
  • Bars(s)ay, Bars(s)ey 1539 1552 YDii 1817 M

Etymology

Barsey, Barkissay 13 YD vi, 14 YD i(p), Barkeshey 1277 WCR (p), Barkesay 1286 ib, Barksey 1501 YD i, Bars (s )ay , Bars (s )ey 1539 ib, 1552 YD ii, 1817 M. 'Bark's enclosure', v. (ge)hæg, named from the man who gave his name to Barkisland (prec.).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement