Berrington Green
Early-attested site in the Parish of Tenbury
Historical Forms
- Beritune 1086 DB
- Beriton 1255,1275 Ass 1291 Tax 1509 ADiv
- Biriton 1251 Ipm 1275,1327 SR
- Berintona 1322 Pat 1412
- Beryngton 1535 VE
Etymology
'Bera's farm,' v. ingtun . No OE pers. name Bera is on record but we have a rare OE name Beruulf and Bera may be a pet- form for this or some other such name. The corresponding name is fairly common in OGer (Förstemann PN 249 ff.), cf. Berrington (He).