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Besses o' th' Barn
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English
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.
Proper noun
Besses o' th' Barn
en suburb metbor/Bury co/Greater Manchester cc/England OS grid ref SD8105.
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