Bartley Green
Early-attested site in the Parish of Northfield
Historical Forms
- Berchelai 1086 DB
- Bartley 1657 FF
Etymology
OE beorca -lēage (dat.), 'birchtrees' clearing' (v. leah , beorc ), with common confusion of k and t sounds. Cf. Burtle (So), Bartley (Ha), Bartlow (C), all containing the same first element.