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Yondover Fm, Hr Yondover Fm & Lr Yondover Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Netherbury

Historical Forms

  • Yondover in Netherbury in Terris Eliz ChancP
  • tenement called Yondover 1649 Hine 1698 DCMCt
  • Yondover otherwise Netherbury in Terra 1793 Salkeld 1811 OS
  • Yondover Farm 1839 TA 1863 Hutch3
  • Yendover 1626 DCMCt
  • Yeandover 1681 DCMCt, Hine
  • Yandover 1774 Hutch1 1795 Boswell

Etymology

Yondover Fm, Hr Yondover Fm (SY 473996) & Lr Yondover Fm (SY 473993), Yondover in Netherbury in Terris Eliz ChancP, tenement called Yondover 1649Hine , 1698DCMCt , Yondover otherwise Netherbury in Terra 1793Salkeld , 1811 OS, Yondover Farm 1839TA , 1863 Hutch3, Yendover 1626DCMCt , (Netherbury in terra al 's ) Yeandover 1681DCMCt , Hine , Yandover 1774 Hutch1, 1795 Boswell, '(land) beyond the river-bank', from begeondan and ōfer , and thus identical in origin with Yondover in Loders par. infra . The Yondover farms lie on the other side of R. Brit from Yetminster village.The estate here was associated at an early date with the prebend of Netherbury in Terra , v. par. name supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement