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.

Bairstow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Bairstow(e), Bayrstow(e) 1284,1286 WCR 1553 HAS 1636 WillY 1650 HAS
  • Bayrestow(e), Bairestow(e) 1309 Ext 1323,1331 WCR
  • Barstowe Heyse 1536,1592 FF
  • Barstowe heyes 1586 HAS
  • Byrstow 1539 PRHfx

Etymology

Bairstow, Bairstow (e ), Bayrstow (e )1284, 1286 WCR (p), 1553 HAS 8, 82, 1636 WillY, 1650 HAS 8, 104, Bayrestow (e ), Bairestow (e )1309 Ext (p), 1323, 1331 WCR, Barstowe Heyse 1536, 1592 FF, Barstowe heyes 1586 HAS 13, 34, Byrstow 1539 PRHfx. 'Place where berries grew', v. beger , stōw and Bairstow 90 supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement