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.

The Birks

Other OS name in the Parish of Whitwell

Historical Forms

  • Birches, Birkes 1330 Ass
  • Birkes 1340 Inqaqd
  • Byrks 1559 FF
  • Birkes 1635 Portland

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , Birches , Birkes 1330Ass (p), Birkes 1340 Inq aqd (p), Byrks 1559FF , Birkes 1635Portland , ' the birch-trees ' , v. birki .