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Bartleys Row & Bartleys Wd

Other OS name in the Parish of Alderholt

Historical Forms

  • Barteley e17 CecilMap
  • Bartley (Row), Bartley's Copse 1846 TA
  • Berk(e)le 1285 Cecil
  • Bercley 1324 MinAcct
  • Berkleye 1325 ib
  • Barkly 1621 CH

Etymology

, Barteley e17CecilMap , Bartley (Row ),Bartley 's Copse 1846TA , probably to be identified withBerk (e )le 1285Cecil , Bercley 1324MinAcct , Berkleye 1325ib ,Barkly 1621CH , ' birch wood ' , from beorc and lēah , with rāw ; for the development to Bart - , cf. Bartley Ha (DEPN) and Wo 348 .