I'll have to check up on the pronunciation of Berkeley Castle. We had a vowel shift a few centuries back and Berkeley is often pronounced "barclay" but not alw

I'll have to check up on the pronunciation of Berkeley Castle. We had a vowel shift a few centuries back and Berkeley is often pronounced "barclay" but not always. If the castle name uses the modern pronunciation then berk doesn't work! Whatever the etymology, berk is considered no worse than jerk hereabouts (UK.)