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.

Barrow Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Langley Burrell

Historical Forms

  • Barwe 1227 Fees
  • Barewe 1237 Cl
  • la Barewe 1255 RH 1351 Ass
  • la Baruwe 14th Bradenstoke
  • Little Barrowe 1640 WIpm

Etymology

Barrow Fm is Barwe 1227 Fees, Barewe 1237 Cl, la Barewe 1255 RH, 1351Ass , la Baruwe 14thBradenstoke (p), Little Barrowe 1640 WIpm. Probably OE  bearu,'grove.'

Places in the same Parish