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Westfield Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Barton upon Humber

Etymology

, cf. in campo occident ' de Barton '1294Foster , in occidentali campo 1302Nelthorpe , in occidentali campo de Barton 1586BPD , “West field ”1598 AD v , the west feild 1621MiscDon 251 , (the ) Westfeild 1649ParlSurv , 1658, 1663BPD et freq toy e west feild 1709Terrier , West Feild 1720BPD , the westfield 1685ib , the West Field 1685ib ,1697Terrier , the westfield (of Barton )1722Nelthorpe et passim , self - explanatory , v. west , feld , one of the three open fields of Barton .