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.

Barsbank Fm & Barsbank Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Lymm

Historical Forms

  • Bass Bank 1831 Bry
  • Barrs Bank 1839 TA
  • Yeld Bank or Baras Bank 1839 ib

Etymology

, Bass Bank 1831 Bry, Barrs Bank 1839TA ,Yeld Bank or Baras Bank 1839ib , named from a turnpike toll - bar , v. barre , barras , cf. Yellbrow infra .