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.

Barnhill, Barnhill Fm, Barnhill Ho & Barnhill Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Varne hill 1690 Sheaf
  • Barn-Hill 1750,1779 ib
  • Barnhill (the hamlet), Barn Hill (the farm), Bolesworth Wood 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Varne hill 1690 Sheaf, Barn -Hill 1750, 1779 ib, Barnhill (the hamlet), Barn Hill (the farm), Bolesworth Wood 1831 Bry , v. bere-ærn , hyll , cf. prec. and Bolesworthsupra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site