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.

Yarnbury Castle

Early-attested site in the Parish of Langford

Historical Forms

  • Yarneberrie castell 1591 WMvi

Etymology

Yarnbury Castle is Yarneberrie castell 1591 WM vi. Possibly from OE  earna burh , 'eagles' camp,' v. earn , burh .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement