Fairfield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Fairfield
Historical Forms
- Feir(e)feld, Feyr(e)feld, Feyr(e)felt 1223 ClR 1272 LichChart 1278 Ipm 1348 DbAxxxvi 1584 Lanc
- Fair(e)feld, Fayr(e)feld, Fayr(e)feud 1223 ClR 1229 Cl 1230 P
- Faierfeld' 1230 ChancR
- Faerfeld 1284 Cl
- Feerfeild 1549 CPG
Etymology
'Fair open-land', v. fæger , feld . Numerous 13th- and 14th- century references suggest that the finest pasturage in Peak Forest was here.