ðə bˈæɹən pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə nˈeɪm kˈʌmz fɹʌmðə fˈækt ðætðɪ ˈɛɹiə wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd æz ɐ bˈæɹəni tə ðɪ ˈæbət ʌv pˈiːɾɚbˌʌɹoʊ ɪnðə fˈɪftiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
The Baron part of the name comes from the fact that the area was granted as a barony to the Abbot of Peterborough in the 15th century.