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hold in much esteem by the Saxons. Ashby, Asliil), and Ash- 
wicken, from tlie ash, also considered Ijy them a sacred tree, and a 
preservative from evil spirits. 'J’he apple, the prefix in Appleton, 
was often planted as a landmark. 
From the Anglo-Saxon word here, barley, or corn, we have 
Larwick — that is, a i)lace Avhere barley wa.s stored ; arid Harford or 
Lereford, a place where corn was carried over the stream. 
Ihe names Harsham and Larmer, or Boarmere, from the Anglo- 
Saxon word, bar, a wild boar, carry us back to a time when the.se 
animals wallowed in the fens of Xorfolk. The Icelandic baun, a 
bean, and the Sa.xon bete, the burdock, have given names respec- 
tively to Bawburgh and Beetley. 'fhe inner bark of the lime tree, 
used by our Anglo-Saxon forefathers for making ropes, and called 
by them beest, and by the Danes bast, which word wo have still in 
use in bast or bass matting, afterwards gave its name to the tree 
itself, and to the village of Bastwick. The birch, another tree 
very useful to the Northmen, has left its name in Bircham, as also 
the beech in Beachamwell. 
"U’e trace the word braken in Bracondale, the valley of fern ; 
and broom, a plant which, from its Latin name, is associated with 
a mce of kings, in Bromholm. 
Brok, not uncommon now as a surname in Norfolk, was probably 
the name of some badger-like warrior who settled at Brockdish. 
The influx of settlers from the north, where the bear was 
common, has given us many names from this animal. Barney, 
Barnham Broom, and Barningham, from the Anglo-Saxon beoru, 
and Bressingham from the Norse bersi, changed to bresi. From’ 
the buck n e have Buxton and Buckenham, and from the Swedi.sh 
bagge, a ram, a i>ersonal name, Bagthorpe. Another personal 
name. Bacon, has in later times given the distinguishing prefix to 
Baconsthorpe. Braconash is from braken and ash. 
Calveley is a manor mentioned in Bloniefield, but now included 
in the parish of Reymerstone. In the reign of Edward II. Ela de 
Calveley granted a messuage to AVm. de Gurney, and Calfiey is 
still a surname in Yarmouth. 
Ihe cat, from earliest times connected in the Teutonic mind with 
witchcraft, gives names to Catfield and Catton ; and perhaps Caston 
is but an abbreviation of Catston. 
L lenchwarton. This village is called in Domesday Book Ecclen 
