Through the years, the spelling of the name Barnburgh has changed regularly. Some historical spellings are Baronburgh, Bernesburghe, Barnburghe, Barnborough and Barmboro.
'Beorn' was the name of the Saxon overlord who founded the settlement, while 'burgh' is the Olde English word for 'stronghold'.
Harlington The name means “Hill of Herela’s People” but the village was probably named after 'Walter De Harlington' who owned the lands adjacent to Barnburgh. Unless you know better?
Most of the information contained in these history pages havebeen taken from 'A History of Barnburgh' by J Stanley Large published in 1952 and from Joseph Hunters 'History Of South Yorkshire'.
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The present village of Barnburgh is of Anglo-Saxon origin, but the district was inhabited long before that, as
is evidenced by the fact that there were at one time three mounds or " barrows "
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Harlington lies in the parish of Barnburgh and is of 'Anglo-Saxon' origin. Its name could derive from the land owner Walter De Harlington or from Anglo-Saxon terms. 'ton' means
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