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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Yeld, Yeld Road

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bakewell

Historical Forms

  • Burtonheld Ed1 BelCh
  • le Helde 1335 ib
  • le Held 1564 ShefLxC
  • Heald 1598 Tithe

Etymology

The Yeld (local), Yeld Road (6″), Burtonheld Ed 1BelCh , le Helde 1335 ib, le Held 1564ShefLxC , Heald 1598Tithe . 'The slope', v. helde . The modern form is a dial. variant of heald (EDD). Cf. Yeld Wood and Yelt Fm infra 42, 551.