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.

Barnside

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Barnedeside 1274,1298 WCR
  • Barneside 1274 1307 YDxiii,68 1699 WCR8 1709 WMB
  • Barmeside 1290,1307 Ch
  • Bernside 1327 WCR
  • Barnside-Wood 1822 Langd

Etymology

Barnside, Barnedeside 1274, 1298 WCR (p), Barneside 1274 ib, 1307 YD xiii, 68, 1699WCR 8, 1709 WMB, Barmeside 1290, 1307 Ch, Bernside 1327 WCR (p), Barnside -Wood 1822 Langd. 'Burnt hillside', v. berned , sīde .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site