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.

Cattle Dike

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leverington

Historical Forms

  • fossatum de Cattesfeld c.1260 Thorney
  • Catffeldedyke 1480 Ct
  • Cattledike 1570 Imb

Etymology

Cattle Dike (6″) is fossatum de Cattesfeld c. 1260Thorney , Catffeldedyke 1480Ct , Cattledike 1570 Imb. 'The dike by Cat Field' (supra ).v. dīc .