Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Elanty Elont 1086 DB

• Eland(a), Eland (e) 12,13 Font 1185–96 YChviii 1198 Fount 13 1202 FF 1257 Font 1270–80 Bodl150 1285 KI 1290 YDiii 1303 Aid 1588 FF

• Eiland 1167 P

• Eyland 1534 YDi

• Elond 1164–96 YChviii

• Elaund 1304 Ch

• Yeland 1203–30 Font 1545 NCWills

• Ealond vulgo Yellon 1675 Og

• Heland 1251 Ass

• Helaund 1275 WCR

• Elland 1541 FF 1552 PRHfx 1591 WillY

• Ealand(e) 1573 WillY 1587 Arm 1597 SessnR 1611 FF

Etymology

v. ēa-land 'land by the river'; it is on the south bank of the R. Calder. Yealand Close i, 177supra is a parallel name. It is worth noting that 6 of the 9 townships in the Chapelry of Elland contain land as the final el. On the development of prosthetic [j] in the spelling Yeland and the dialect pronunciation [ˈjelənd] which used to be current, cf. Phonol. § 34.