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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Vineyards

Other OS name in the Parish of Tewkesbury

Historical Forms

  • (le) Wynyerde, (le) Wynyard 1490 TewkCt 1539,1540 AOMB
  • the Vynyeard 1577 M

Etymology

, (le ) Wynyerde , (le ) Wynyard 1490TewkCt , 1539, 1540AOMB , the Vynyeard 1577 M , cf. also ' the vineof the abbot ' 1504 Pat , v. wīn-geard ' vineyard ' and Vineyard Bridge(36supra ) .