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Yarnthawe Barn

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Malham

Historical Forms

  • Yornethoe 1609 Raist
  • Yornete 1622 PRMl
  • Yorneton (sic for Yornetou) 1622 ib
  • Yaunter 17 Raist
  • Yarnthoe garths 1774 ib
  • Yawnit lands 17 Raist
  • Yawrnet lands, Yarnett lands 1775 ib

Etymology

, [ ˈjaːntə ] , Yornethoe 1609Raist , Yornete 1622 PRMl, Yorneton (sic for Yornetou )1622 ib, Yaunter 17Raist , Yarnthoe garths 1774 ib , cf. the modern f.n. Yawnit Lands between Healds Barn and Thurslands Beck ( Yawnit lands 17Raist ,Yawrnet lands , Yarnett lands 1775 ib ) , probably from the Craven dial . yar-nut ' earth-nut, pig-nut ' ( OE  eorðe , hnutu ) and haugr ' hill ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site