A History of BIRMINGHAM Places & Placenames . . . from A to Y

William Dargue - A History of Birmingham Places & Placenames . . .  from A to Y

 

Barr

Baerr: first record 957 AD


One of Birmingham's oldest names and of Celtic origin, Barr has two entries in the Domesday Survey:
one refers to Great Barr - Grid reference SP044947
other to Little Barr or Perry - Grid reference SP072927

 

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William Dargue 04.09.2008

 

  

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For 19th-century Ordnance Survey maps of Birmingham go to British History Online - Maps.