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.

Dustfield Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Charlbury

Historical Forms

  • Dustesfeld 1298 Eynsh
  • Dustlesfeld 1300 Wych
  • Dustfield 1608–9 Survey

Etymology

Dustfield Fm takes name from Dustesfeld 1298 Eynsh, Dustlesfeld 1300 Wych, Dustfield 1608–9Survey . The first element is probably the common word dust , in spite of the -s - in the earliest forms. This element occurs in Duston in Nth and in some minor names in that county, v. PN Nth 82.