Berwick Bassett
Major Settlement in the Parish of Berwick Bassett
Historical Forms
- Berwicha 1168 P
- Berewic 1185 Templars
- Berewica 1196 Cur
- Berwyk Basset 1325 Ch
- Barwyk Basset 1449 Pat
- Barwyck 1523 SR
Etymology
v. berewic , 'outlying grange or farm.' Alan Basset held the manor in 1211 (RBE). Cf. Wootton Bassett infra 272. Near Richardson in Winterbourne Bassett infra 309.
Places in the same Parish
None