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Upper Berrington

hamlet · Worcestershire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Upper Berrington means 'upper settlement'. It combines the Old English 'up' (up, upper) with 'Berrington', which is derived from a personal name, possibly 'Beorn', and 'tūn' (farmstead, settlement). The name distinguishes this part of the settlement as being at a higher elevation.

Word origins

up
Old Englishup, upper(from up "up")
Beorn
Old Englishpersonal name(from Beorn "personal name")
tūn
Old Englishfarmstead, settlement(from tūn "farmstead, settlement")

Historical forms

Berington