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.

Yardbury Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Colyton

Historical Forms

  • Yhurdebur 1279 Ass
  • Yurdebury 1420 BM
  • Yerdebiry 1289 FF
  • Yerdburye 1408 IpmR
  • Yeardebury 1493 Ipm

Etymology

v. burh . The first element is OE  gierd , gyrd , 'rod, stick,' and the whole name may be for gierda-burh , 'fortified enclosure made with some form of wooden stakes.'