Barfield
Early-attested site in the Parish of Whitbeck
Historical Forms
- Scalgarthbare 1462 Netherhall
- Skalgarth Barn c.1500 CW(OS)xii
- Skalgarsbarre 1515–29 CP
- Scougarbar 1654 ib
- Scrogar-bar 1744 Hudleston
- Barfield or Scrogar Bar 1776 ib
Etymology
It is apparently to be identified with Scalgarthbare 1462Netherhall , Skalgarth Barn c. 1500 CW (OS) xii, Skalgarsbarre 1515–29CP , Scougarbar 1654 ib., Scrogar-bar 1744Hudleston , Barfield or Scrogar Bar 1776 ib., though Hutchinson (i, 561), in referring to Scoggarbar , does not make this identification.v. skáli , garðr , be(o)rg.