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.

Yew Bank

Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitehaven

Historical Forms

  • Yuebanc c.1258 StB

Etymology

probably recorded in the name of Waldef de Yuebanc (c. 1258 StB).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement