Barnsley.
A market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406).
Meaning & usage
A market town and metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3406).
A number of other places: A village and civil parish (without a council) in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP0705).
A number of other places: A hamlet in Worfield parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO7592).
A number of other places: A township west of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
A number of other places: A locality in the Rural Municipality of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada.
A number of other places: An unincorporated community in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States.
A habitational surname from Old English.
Where this word comes from
From the Old English personal name Beorn + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
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