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.

Yarner

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dartington

Historical Forms

  • Yornere 1333 SR
  • Yerner 1399 Ct
  • Yearner t.Ed6 Rental

Etymology

Possibly 'Eagle slope or bank,' v. ora . Cf. Yarner supra 56.