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Barrow Common

village · North Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name combines 'Barrow', meaning 'burial mound', with 'Common', referring to common land. It signifies an area of common land situated near burial mounds.

Word origins

Barrow
Old Englishburial mound(from beorg "burial mound, hill")
Common
Old Englishcommon land(from gemæne "common")