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Flaxyards

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tarporley

Historical Forms

  • (le) Flaxyordes 1337 AddCh 1357 ChFor 1585 Cre
  • lndict (p), Flaxordes 1457 AD
  • Flaxeyerdes 1345 Eyre
  • Flax(e)yerdes 1540 Sheaf
  • le Flaxyord 1353 ChFor
  • Flaxyord(e) 1487,1511 ChRR
  • Flaxyardes 1461 ib
  • the Flaxyardes 1781 Sheaf
  • Flaxeyardes 1537 MidCh
  • Flaxyards 1656 Orm2
  • Flaxyards in Eyton, Flaxyards Hall 1671 Sheaf

Etymology

Flaxyards (109–566625), (le ) Flaxyordes 1337AddCh , 1357ChFor et freq with variant spellings Flaxeyordes , Flaxyordez , Flaxyord (i )s , Flaxʒordes to 1585 Cre, Flaxehordes 1356 lndict (p), Flaxordes 1457 AD, Flaxeyerdes 1345Eyre (p), Flax (e )yerdes 1540 Sheaf, le Flaxyord 1353ChFor , Flaxyord (e )1487, 1511 ChRR, Flaxyardes 1461 ib, the Flaxyardes 1781 Sheaf, Flaxeyardes 1537 MidCh, Flaxyards 1656 Orm2, Flaxyards in Eyton , Flaxyards Hall 1671 Sheaf, 'enclosures where flax is grown', from fleax and geard , with hall .

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