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.

Berry Head

Other OS name in the Parish of Brixham

Historical Forms

  • Byri pointe c.1550 Leland

Etymology

is Byri pointe c. 1550 Leland . v. burh . There are old earthworks here .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement