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.

Byland

Other OS name in the Parish of Ashburton

Historical Forms

  • Bilond 1604 DKR38,471
  • the Bye 1615 DuCo

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Bilond 1604 DKR 38, 471, the Bye 1615DuCo . This may be OE byge , ' curve, bend , ' referring to the shape of the land here .

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Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement