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Survey of English Place-Names

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Barnage Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Bisley

Historical Forms

  • Barn(e)hegge 1448 MinAcct
  • Barn(e)hage 1468 ib
  • Barn(e)hidge 1599 Comm

Etymology

, Barn (e )hegge 1448MinAcct , Barn (e )hage 1468 ib, Barn (e )hidge 1599Comm , ' scarpnear the barn ' , v. bere-ærn , ecg ; it denotes the steep hillside overlooking the R . Frome .