Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Horcerd 1086 DB, Exon

• Le Orchard(e), La Orchard(e) 1291 Cl 1347 IpmR c.1586 Tres

• Orchard in Purbike, Orchard in Purbyk 1382,1384 Hutch3

• Horchard 1299 Banco

• Est Orchard 1399 Mansel

• Est Orchard in Purbyk 1440 FF

• Est Orcherd 1544 DCMDeed

• East Orchard 1658 Mansel

• East Orchard Fm 1844 TA

• Westorchard in Purbyk 1398 Cecil

• West Orchard 1399 Mansel

• West Orchard Down, West Orchard Fm 1844 TA

Etymology

East Orchard (SY 945808), West Orchard (Fm), Horcerd 1086 DB, Exon, Le Orchard (e ), La Orchard (e )1291 Cl, 1347 IpmRet freq to c. 1586 Tres, Orchard in Purbike , Orchard in Purbyk 1382, 1384 Hutch3, Horchard 1299 Banco, Est Orchard 1399 Mansel, Est Orchard in Purbyk 1440 FF, Est Orcherd 1544DCMDeed , East Orchard 1658 Mansel, East Orchard Fm 1844TA , Westorchard in Purbyk 1398Cecil , West Orchard 1399 Mansel et passim , West Orchard Down , West Orchard Fm 1844TA , 'a garden, an orchard', v. orceard, ēast , west , dūn ; there was an orchard (virgultum ) here in 1086 DB (VCHDo 3109). Cf. Orchard Hill Fm infra , Isle of Purbeck supra .