Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• ye old churche yard 1600 TCC

• The ould Church yarde c.1600 GrimsMap(PRO)

• the old Church yeard 1620 GrimsCLeet

• the Old Churchyard 1626 Td'E

• vetero Cemeterio 1634 GrimsCLeet

• The ould Church Yard 1649 ib

• owld Churchyard 1694 ib

• (the) Old Church Yard 1697 GrimsFC 1731 Td'E

• (the) Old Church yard 1699 GrimsCLeet

• S. Mary's Church Y. 1801 GrimsMap

• St. Mary's Church Yard c.1820 ib

• Old Churchyard 1842 TA

Etymology

Old Church Yard (lost), y e old churche yard 1600TCC , The ould Church yarde c.1600GrimsMap (PRO ), the old Church yeard 1620GrimsCLeet , the Old Churchyard 1626Td 'E , vetero Cemeterio 1634GrimsCLeet , The ould Church Yard 1649ib , owld Churchyard 1694ib , (the ) Old Church Yard 1697GrimsFC , 1731Td 'E et passim , (the ) Old Church yard 1699GrimsCLeet , S . Mary 's Church Y. 1801GrimsMap , St . Mary 's Church Yard c.1820ib , Old Churchyard 1842TA , the churchyard of the demolished church of St Mary infra .