Barton End
hamlet · Gloucestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Barton End likely refers to the eastern part of a 'barley farm' settlement. 'Barton' comes from Old English 'bere-tun' (barley farm), and 'end' signifies an extremity or edge.
Word origins
- Barton
- Old EnglishAttestedbarley farm, estate(from bere "barley", tun "enclosure, settlement")
- End
- Old EnglishAttestedend, extremity(from ende "end, extremity")