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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.

Malzeard

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkby Malzeard

Etymology

Malzeard (lost), besides occurring as an affix in prec. and Grewelthorpe 206supra , is independently recorded as Malassart 1155–95 YCh 83, Males (s )art 1155–84 Templar, 1210 Abbr, 1223 Font, c. 1254 Selby, Malesard 1220–46RegAlb iii, 68, 1260 FF, Maleshart 1223 Font, Mellesart 1228 Rip iv, Malsard 1322 Cl. 'Bad clearing', v. mal 2 , assart , a French p.n. Cf. Massey Garth 34supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site