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.

yommanyshorstede

Field in the Parish of Illston on the Hill

Historical Forms

  • yommanyshorstede 1364 Wyg
  • Yommaneshorsted 1388 Wyg

Etymology

yommanyshorstede 1364, Yommaneshorsted 1388 (v. hors, stede; either with yoman or its surn. reflex Yeoman).