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Survey of English Place-Names

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Yeadon Tarn

Other OS name in the Parish of Guiseley

Historical Forms

  • strangnum (sic)…Yedonmarre 1354 Kirkst

Etymology

, strangnum (sic)…Yedonmarre 1354 Kirkst , v. mere ( ONb  mær ) ' pond ' , later replaced by dam ( cf. Damfield, Yeadon Dam supra ) and dial . tarn ( v. tjǫrn ) , the name of a large dam on the hill - top .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site