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.

Clyst Gerred Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broad Clyst

Historical Forms

  • Clist 1086 DB 1198 FF
  • Clist Girardi 1276 Ipm

Etymology

Clist 1086 DB, 1198 FF, Clist Girardi 1276 Ipm and derives from Gerard , son of Elias de Clist , who held the manor t. Ric 1 (1198 FF).