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Barf Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Caenby

Historical Forms

  • Barf Fm 1828 Bry

Etymology

, Barf F m1828 Bry , cf. the barff 1577Terrier , y e Barfe 1679,1697, 1700, 1709, 1734ib , from beorg ' a hill, a mound ' , dial . barf , common in L .