Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• 1762 Terrier

• the North Field 1621 Terrier

• the North field Hedge 1621 Terrier

• the North feild 1634 Terrier 1638 Terrier 1671 Terrier

• the North Feild 1690 Terrier

Etymology

yeNorthfield 1762(the North Field, the North field Hedge 1621(1822), the North feild 1634, 1638, 1671, the North Feild 1690, v. norð, feld, one of theopen fields of the parish, cf. South fd infra)