English Explanatory Dictionary

Besses o' th' Barn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A suburb of the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8105).

Word forms

Besses o' th' Barn

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly in reference to a pub, run by a woman known as "Bessie o' th' barn". As a village consolidated around this pub, the name may have begun to be used as a metonym. Alternatively, in reference to Black Bess, the legendary horse of highwayman Dick Turpin.

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