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.

Northfield Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hackness

Historical Forms

  • Norfel, Nordfeld 1086 DB
  • Norfild 1108–14 Whitby
  • Northfeld 1155–65 Whitby

Etymology

v. norð , feld , and Suffield supra .