Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• terram…de la Yrde Hy3 HarlCh

• la yherde 1337 SoDoNQ

• (le) Yerd(e) 1396,1409 FF 1440 Cl

• Attezard 1398 IpmR

• Atteyurde 1399 Cl

• Attzurd 1425 IpmR

• Yard 1811 OS

Etymology

Yard Fm (SY 424995), terram …de la Yrde Hy 3HarlCh , la yherde 1337 SoDoNQ (XIII), (le ) Yerd (e )1396, 1409 FFet freq to 1440 Cl, Attezard 1398 IpmR, Atteyurde 1399 Cl, Attzurd 1425 IpmR, Yard 1811 OS, cf. Isabel, Richard de la Yrde Hy 3HarlCh , Roger, John de la Yerd (e )13 (15) Forde , 1346 FA, John de la Yrd (d )e 1304 FA, AD , Robert atte ʒurde 1329HarlCh , John atte ʒurde 1332 SR, 1358 CarP, Robert atte Yerd (e )1332 SR, John atteyerd 1364Weld 2, '(place at) the yard of land', from OE  gerd (WSax  gierd) 'a measure of land consisting of about thirty acres', atte(n) 'at the', cf. Yard Dairy in Rampisham par. supra and Halfyard Coppice in Pilsdon par. infra .