Berwick St James
village · Wiltshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
The name Berwick St James is derived from Old English. It refers to a fortified settlement or farmstead that belonged to a person named James.
Word origins
- Berwick
- Old EnglishAttestedfortified settlement or farmstead(from berewīc "corn-farm, outlying farmstead")
- St James
- Norman FrenchSaint James
Historical forms
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