Yarwell
Major Settlement in the Parish of Yarwell
Historical Forms
- Jarewelle 1166 RBE 1289 Ipm
- Yarewelle 12th Survey
- Jarwell 1247 Fees
- Iarewell 1252 Cl 1255 Seld13
- Yarwelle 1318 Ch
- Gerwella 1176 P
- Garewell' 1244 Fees
- Iaruwelle c.1220 For
- Jerewell 1220 ClR
- Yardewell 1316 FA
Etymology
Yarwell is half-a-mile from the Nene, but the original settlement may have been by Yarwell Mill on the Nene itself. Here there is a spring marked on the O.S. map, and the gear may be a fishing pool or pools on the Nene, thus 'spring of (or by) the yair (s ) or fishing-pools.' OE gearuwe , 'yarrow-grass,' is also a possibility, hence 'spring by which yarrow grows.'