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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.

Massey Garth

Early-attested site in the Parish of Spofforth

Historical Forms

  • Maleshard e.13 YDv 1220–35 YDiv
  • Malessart 13 YDv
  • Malesshardleye 1282 ib

Etymology

Massey Garth, Maleshard e. 13 YD v, 1220–35 YD iv, Malessart 13 YD v, Malesshardleye 1282 ib. A French p.n. 'bad clearing', v. mal 2 , assart , cf. Malzeard 209infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name