Etymology

Barnsley

B3A1R1N1S1L1E1Y4

Today it means: A market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406). Full definition →

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The story

From the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

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