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.

Barnsley Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Stinchcombe

Historical Forms

  • Berdesleye 1268 Glouc

Etymology

, Berdesleye 1268 Glouc , probably of similar origin to Barnsley (i, 24supra ) , ' Beornmōd's clearing ' , v. lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement