Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• the West Field 1761,1780,1786,1800 1804 EnclA 1820 Yarb

• in occident' campo de halton', in occidentali campo de halton' 1230–40 Newh Ed1

• in campo occident' de Halton' 1260 Gox l14

• in campo occidental' de Holton' lHy3 l14 ib

• the west field (sic) 1587 Yarb

• the West feild 1670 Cragg

• the West Feild c.1740 Yarb

• the West field 1731 ib

• the west field 1781 ib

• the Westfield 1733 ib

• the East and West Fields of East Halton 1751 ib

• the late West field 1806 ib

• the late West Field 1810 ib

Etymology

, 1824Yarb , the West Field 1761, 1780, 1786,1800ib , 1804EnclA , 1820Yarb , in occident ' campo de halton ', in occidentali campo de halton '1230–40 (Ed1) Newh , in campo occident ' de Halton '1260(l14) Gox , in campo occidental ' de Holton 'lHy3 (l14) ib , the west field (sic)1587Yarb , the West feild 1670Cragg , the West Feild c.1740Yarb ,the West field 1731ib , the west field 1781ib , the Westfield 1733ib , the East and West Fields of East Halton 1751ib , the late West field 1806ib ,the late West Field 1810ib , self - explanatory , v. west , feld , one of the open fields of the village , cf . The East Field in f. ns . ( a ) infra .