Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (le) Flaxyordes 1337 AddCh 1357 ChFor 1585 Cre

• lndict (p), Flaxordes 1457 AD

• Flaxeyerdes 1345 Eyre

• Flax(e)yerdes 1540 Sheaf

• le Flaxyord 1353 ChFor

• Flaxyord(e) 1487,1511 ChRR

• Flaxyardes 1461 ib

• the Flaxyardes 1781 Sheaf

• Flaxeyardes 1537 MidCh

• Flaxyards 1656 Orm2

• Flaxyards in Eyton, Flaxyards Hall 1671 Sheaf

Etymology

Flaxyards (109–566625), (le ) Flaxyordes 1337AddCh , 1357ChFor et freq with variant spellings Flaxeyordes , Flaxyordez , Flaxyord (i )s , Flaxʒordes to 1585 Cre, Flaxehordes 1356 lndict (p), Flaxordes 1457 AD, Flaxeyerdes 1345Eyre (p), Flax (e )yerdes 1540 Sheaf, le Flaxyord 1353ChFor , Flaxyord (e )1487, 1511 ChRR, Flaxyardes 1461 ib, the Flaxyardes 1781 Sheaf, Flaxeyardes 1537 MidCh, Flaxyards 1656 Orm2, Flaxyards in Eyton , Flaxyards Hall 1671 Sheaf, 'enclosures where flax is grown', from fleax and geard , with hall .