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.

The Yews

Early-attested site in the Parish of Maltby

Historical Forms

  • Ewes 1379 PT 1538,1540 MinAcct 1577,1604 FF
  • Le Ewes 1463 BM
  • Ewis, Ewys 1541,1557 WillY
  • Thewes 1576 ib
  • The Ewes 1656 WillS
  • Yews 1771 M

Etymology

The Yews, Ewes 1379 PT (p), 1538, 1540MinAcct , 1577, 1604 FF, Le Ewes 1463 BM, Ewis , Ewys 1541, 1557 WillY, Thewes 1576 ib, The Ewes 1656 WillS, Yews 1771 M. 'The yew-trees', v. īw .