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.

Barnhills

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Barnehilles, Barnehill(s) 1574 Rent 1576 Lease 1596–1623 PR(K) 1591 Dep

Etymology

Barnhills (lost), (les , the ) Barnehilles , Barnehill (s )1574 Rent, 1576Lease 9, 1596–1623 PR(K) (freq ), 1591Dep . 'Hills near the barn', v. bere-ærn, hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement