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Survey of English Place-Names

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Barrowby Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Overblow

Historical Forms

  • Berghebi, Bergheby 1086 DB c.1150,13 Sawl119ff
  • grangiam de Berghebi 1189 Ch 1271
  • Bergebi, Bergeby l.12 Sawl119d 1236 Ch
  • Berg(h)abi c.1150,1160 Sawl119
  • Berghubi 13,1236 ib
  • Berubi 13 Sawl121
  • Berowby 1443 YDvi
  • Berghby 1300 Baild 1303 KF 1305 YI
  • Barowby 1475 YDx
  • Barrowbye grange 1636 PRHrd
  • Barobie 1571 FF
  • Bar(r)abiegrange 1597 SessnR 1613 PRAll

Etymology

'Hill farmstead', v. berg , , a common type of Scand p.n., cf. Barrowby iv, 115supra . The berg is Barrowby Brow infra . The farm was a grange of Sawley Abbey (v. grange ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name