Talk:Chipping Barnet
Latest comment: 4 years ago by John O'London in topic Barnet etymology
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Barnet etymology
edit§ 1 in the History section states:
The town's name derives from an ancient settlement, recorded as Barneto c. 1070, Barnet 1197, La Barnette 1248, that is 'the land cleared by burning', from Old English bærnet, referring to the clearing of this once densely forested area in early times.
§ 5 in the same section states:
The name of the town appears in early deeds as 'Bergnet' – the Saxon word 'Bergnet'[4] meant a little hill (monticulus). Barnet's elevated position is also indicated in one of its alternative names ('High Barnet')
So which is it? A burnt clearing, or a little hill? Redpaul1 (talk) 09:33, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
- I've deleted the fanciful 18th-century derivation from 'Bergnet' and cited the Oxford Dictionary of London Place-Names for 'land cleared by burning' - but had to rewrite the sentence since someone had copied it direct from the Oxford Dictionary without citing the source, which was plagiarism according to Wikipedia policy! John O'London (talk) 11:13, 9 March 2020 (UTC)