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.

Hadfield

Early-attested site in the Parish of Glossop

Historical Forms

  • Hetfelt 1086 DB
  • Hetfeld Hy3 For
  • Hedfeld' 1232 Cl
  • Haddefeld' 1185,1186 P 1353 DbCh 1439 RylRCh
  • Hadefeld late13th RylRCh 1309 Cl
  • Hadesfeld 1263 FF
  • Hadfeld 1372,1378 RylRCh
  • Hatfeld 1211 Lib Hy3 For
  • Hattefeld 1331 Pat

Etymology

'Heathy open land', v. hǣð , feld .