Barrow

== English == === Etymology === English surname, from placenames derived from Old English bearu (“grove”). The place in Furness is of Celtic origin, from *barros (“promontory, peak”) + Old Norse ey (“island”). The place in Alaska, now known as Utqiagvik, was named after nearby Point Barrow (Nuvuk). In 1826, Point Barrow was named after Sir John Barrow, a British geographer. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹoʊ/ === Proper noun === Barrow (countable and uncountable, plural Barrows) A surname. Former name of Utqiagvik, the borough seat of North Slope Borough, Alaska, renamed in 2016. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Illinois. A number of places in England: A civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, which includes the settlements of Great Barrow and Little Barrow. A civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, which replaced the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness on 1 April 2023. A hamlet in Boddington parish, Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO8824). A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, previously in Wiswell parish (OS grid ref SD7338). A village and civil parish (without a council) in Rutland (OS grid ref SK8915). A hamlet and civil parish in Much Wenlock ward, Shropshire (OS grid ref SJ6500). A hamlet in Charlton Musgrove parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST7232). A hamlet in North Wootton parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5541). A hamlet in Wentworth parish, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3798). A village and civil parish (served by Barrow cum Denham Parish Council) in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL7663). A river in eastern Ireland, which flows from County Laois, via County Kildare, County Kilkenny, County Carlow, County Wexford and County Waterford to Waterford Harbour. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===