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Survey of English Place-Names

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Yarwoodheath Covert & Yarwoodheath Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rostherne

Historical Forms

  • Yarwoodheath Covert & Yarwoodheath Farm 1831 Bry
  • Yarwode 1384 AddRoll
  • Yarwoode 1443 JRL
  • Yarwood 1677 CoLegh
  • Yarewode 1438 JRL
  • Ʒarewode 1440 ib
  • Ʒarwode 1500 AddCh
  • Yerwod 1558 Orm2

Etymology

Yarwoodheath Covert & Yarwoodheath Fm, Yarwoodheath Covert & Yarwoodheath Farm 1831 Bry, Yarwode 1384AddRoll , Yarwoode 1443 JRL, Yarwood 1677CoLegh , Yarewode 1438 JRL, Ʒarewode 1440 ib, Ʒarwode 1500AddCh , Yerwod 1558 Orm2, 'eagle wood', v. earn , wudu . The forms evolve from prosthetic and loss of n in the consonant cluster -rnw -. Cf. Arley 101infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name