Yard Fm and Yard Downs
Early-attested site in the Parish of Silverton
Historical Forms
- Heierda 1086 DB
- Yurdon 1303,1346 FA 1378 IpmR
- Yerdene juxta Bradenech 1305 FF
- Yerd t.Eliz SR
Etymology
v. Yard supra 48. The two places are some distance apart, the former being by the Culm, the latter on a hill, v. dun .