Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Maseffen 1546 Chol

• Masefen alias Masewen 1615 ChCert

• Masefen or Macefen, Masewin 1671 Sheaf

• Masefen Hall 1882 Orm2

• le Masefen 1260 Court

• Masefin 1180–1220 Chol

• Massefen e13 AddCh 1216–72 1528 ib

• Masefon 1348 Chol

• Mazefen 1362 ChCert 1618 Orm2 1519

• Masfen 1421 AD 1431 Chol 1445 ChRR 1451 1528,1531 Chol 1663 Sheaf

• Macefen 1424 Chol 1476,1487 1490 ChRR 1506(p),1509 1520 Plea 1819 Orm2

• Maceven 1524 Chol

• Maisfen 1428 Orm2

• Maesfen 1440 Hesk 1692 Chol 1819,1882 Orm2

• Mesefen 1469 Chol

• Macfen 1487 Chol

• Macepen 1523 ChRR

• Macefwen 1564 Chol

• Masewen 1615 ChCert

• Masewin 1671 Sheaf

• Mansen 1724 NotCestr

• Macefin 1769 Chol

Etymology

Macefen is Welsh maes y ffin 'the boundary field' or 'open land near a boundary' from Welsh maes 'a plain, a field' and ffin 'a boundary'.