Barley Sheaf was a hamlet in Readington Township, New Jersey

Readington Township, New Jersey

Readington Township is a Township located in the easternmost portion of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 16,126...

, named for the grain once grown in the region. The hamlet was on Barley Sheaf Road between CR 629 and CR 523

County Route 523 (New Jersey)

County Route 523 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Main Street in Stockton to Hillside Avenue in Bedminster Township.-Hunterdon County:...

. The village at one time housed a general store, a post office, blacksmith, creamery, a hotel and numerous farmsteads. Today only farms remain of the village. The village also carried the names of Farmersville and Campbellsville after Catherine Campbell, who ran the hotel in the village.