Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Underbarra, Vnderbarra, Underbarro(e) 1517,1578 Kendi,333,363

• Underbarry(e) 1530 MinAcct 1548 RichWill

• Underbarrey, Underbarray(e) 1539 FF 1547 Kendi,365 1591–1597 PR(K)

• Underbarrow(e) 1558–1624 1576 FF 1580 Kendi,157 1589 Comm 1736 PR(Md)

Etymology

'(Land) under the hill', v. under , beorg . There are numerous examples of this type of elliptical formation with under in Westmorland (Underley i, 44, Underhelm i, 100supra , Undermillbeck i, 178infra , etc., cf. under ii, 296); the type is frequent in the Faroes (cf. Matras, FærN 301). The hill is one of those like Knott or Helsington Barrows (i, 105, 109 infra ) forming the long ridge between Underbarrow Beck and the Kent.