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Survey of English Place-Names

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Norchard Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Stanton St Gabriel

Historical Forms

  • Orchard 1558 Hutch3 1795 Boswell
  • Norchard 1811 OS 1831 Hutch3
  • Norchard Ho 1840 TAMap

Etymology

, 1840TA , Orchard 1558 Hutch3, 1795Boswell, Norchard 1811 OS, 1831 Hutch3, Norchard Ho 1840TAMap , cf. Norchard Md 1840TA , ' (place at) the orchard ' , from orceard , with initial N - from metanalysis of earlier atten orchard , from ME  atten ' atthe ' .