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North Barrow

village · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

North Barrow is a village named for its northern position relative to another Barrow. 'North' indicates its direction, and 'Barrow' refers to a burial mound or hill.

Word origins

North
Old Englishnorthern(from norþ "north")
Barrow
Old Englishburial mound, hill(from beorg "hill, mound, burial mound")

Historical forms

Northbere · North Barrow