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.

Barth

Other OS name in the Parish of Dent

Historical Forms

  • Baryne (sic) 1633 PR
  • Bargue 1646 ib
  • Barugh 1657 ib
  • Barth Bridge 1771 M

Etymology

, Baryne (sic)1633 PR, Bargue 1646 ib,Barugh 1657 ib, Barth Bridge 1771 M , v. beorg ' hill ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement