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.

Easdon

Early-attested site in the Parish of Manaton

Historical Forms

  • Yernesdon 1330,1333 SR
  • Yeresdon 1384 DuCo
  • in vasto de Yeresdon 1384 Ct
  • Yerson Downe 1727 Recov

Etymology

'Eagle's hill,' v. earn , dun . Cf. Yes Tor supra 205.

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