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.

Barn Elms

Other OS name in the Parish of Barnes

Historical Forms

  • Barnes Elms 1538–44 ECP
  • Estberne(s) 1222 StPDB 1456 Ct

Etymology

is Barnes Elms 1538–44 ECP, Bernelmes 1580,Bernelms 1603FF . It may be identical in site with the placecalled Estberne (s )1222 StP DB, 1456Ct , as it is at the east end of the parish .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement