English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Duryard

Early-attested site in the Parish of Exeter St Davids

Historical Forms

  • Derard 1146 StNicholas
  • Dereyerd 1270 Ass
  • Dorerd 1186–91 Oliver
  • Durhard a.1225 StJohns
  • Dureyerde, Duerierde 1493 Ipm

Etymology

'Animal enclosure,' v. deor , geard . Cf. Derriads, PN Wilts 69.

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Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

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Major Settlement