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.

Dyers

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bromsgrove

Historical Forms

  • Dyeres place 1403 Pat 1425 IpmR
  • Dyers 1537 FF
  • Diers 1664 FF

Etymology

This is probably named from the family of Robert le Deyar and John le Dyere mentioned in 1275 and 1327 (SR).