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Survey of English Place-Names

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Barley Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Ilford

Historical Forms

  • Barley lane, Barlow(e) lane (alias Barlow streete) 1609 LRMB
  • Barl(e)y marsh(e) 1545,1586 Rental

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Barley lane , Barlow (e ) lane (alias Barlow streete )1609LRMB ,and is said to preserve the name of Dorothy Barley , the lastAbbess of Barking, but it should perhaps be associated withBarl (e )y marsh (e )1545, 1586Rental .