Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• aquam de Barling' c1205 HarlCh

• aque de Barling' 1242 ib

• ripam aque “of” Barlinges Hy3 Ch 1291

• aquam de Barlinge lHy3 CottCh

• aquam de Berling' 1288 Barl

• Aque...voc' Berlinges Water alias dic' le Gye (sic) Water 1535–46 MinAcct

• Barlyngs water alias le Eye water 1539 LP

• a water called Barlinges 1548 Pat

• Barlinges Water alias Le Eye Water 1571 ib

• Aqua seu Vivar vocat Barlings Water vel Eye Water 1609 Foster

• the River or water called Barlings Water or Eye Water 1735 LPC

• Langworth River 1824 O

• Barlings River 1828 Bry

Etymology

, aquam de Barling 'c1205HarlCh , aque de Barling '1242ib , ripam aque “of ” Barlinges Hy3 (1291) Ch, aquam de Barlinge lHy3CottCh , aquam de Berling '1288Barl , Aque ...voc ' Berlinges Water alias dic ' le Gye (sic)Water 1535–46MinAcct , Barlyngs water alias le Eye water 1539 LP, a water called Barlinges 1548 Pat, Barlinges Water alias Le Eye Water 1571 ib, Aqua seu Vivar vocat Barlings Water vel Eye Water 1609Foster , the River or water called Barlings Water or Eye Water 1735LPC , Langworth River 1824 O, Barlings River 1828Bry . Eye in the alternate name is from OE  ēa ' a river ' , the source also of Eau , pronounced [ i : ] in L .