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Survey of English Place-Names

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Yard Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Powerstock

Historical Forms

  • boscus de la Hyerd' 1300 Hutch3

Etymology

, probably named from boscus de la Hyerd '1300 Hutch3 2317 ( said to be within the forest of Powerstock , cf. Powerstock Common supra ) , and Pourton aʒerde (sic)1386Ilch ( cf. S Poorton in this par . supra ) , from gierd ' a measure of land consisting of about thirty acres ' .