Yewfield
Other OS name in the Parish of Holton le Moor
Historical Forms
- the Ewe Field 1669 MiD
- (the) Ewfeild 1679,1683 MiD
- Ewe-field 1817 Dixon
- Ewefield 1824 O 1830 Gre
- Ewe Field F.m 1828 Bry
- Ewefield Farm Yard 1838 Dixon 1838 TA
Etymology
, the Ewe Field 1669MiD , (the ) Ewfeild 1679, 1683MiD , Ewe-field 1817Dixon ,Ewefield 1824 O, 1830 Gre, Ewe Field F .m1828 Bry, Ewefield Farm Yard 1838Dixon , 1838TA , self - explanatory , v. eowu ' a ewe ' , feld , the modern form showing confusion with yew , found elsewhere in p. ns .