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.

Yew Tree

Other OS name in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Yew Cottage 1843 O.S.
  • Ewetrees 1599 Lister 1655 Arm
  • Yewtrees 1708 Rent

Etymology

, Yew Cottage 1843 O.S., possibly identical with Ewetrees 1599Lister , 1655 Arm, Yewtrees 1708 Rent , v. īw ' yew ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name