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.

West Field (Head)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Westfeld 1492 MinAcct
  • Westfieldhead(e), Westfeild (Stoops) 1624 Greave 1709 WMB
  • Westfeild quatr' 1663 SbCA

Etymology

West Field (Head), Westfeld 1492MinAcct , Westfieldhead (e ), Westfeild (Stoops )1624 Greave, 1709 WMB, Westfeild quatr '1663 SbCA, v. west , feld . West Field was once a separate quarter of Warley township. v. also hēafod , stolpi 'stake'.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name