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.

Smithfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Musgrave

Historical Forms

  • Smythefeld 1349 Musg
  • Smith 1672 NWm

Etymology

, 1859OS , Smythefeld 1349Musg , probably named froman earlier member of the family of James or William Smith (1672NWm 181) , v. feld .