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.

Byerstead

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sandwith

Historical Forms

  • Byresteede 1607 DKRxxxviii

Etymology

The forms suggest an original byre-sted , with reference to a piece of land on which a byre or shed had been built. v. bȳre, stede .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement