farmstead, homestead, farmyard
inn, coaching inn, staging post
metochion, monastery dependency, pilgrims' hostel
mail staging-post, postal station, coaching station
postal village, coaching village
Раньше на этой дороге стоял ям для смены лошадей.
There used to be a mail staging post on this road where horses could be changed.
Ямщики жили при яме и ждали почту.
The drivers lived at the staging post and waited for the mail.
Старый ям превратился в небольшую деревню.
The old staging post turned into a small village.
