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.

Smythfeld

Field in the Parish of Duffield

Historical Forms

  • Smythfeld 1415 DuLaMB
  • Smythescroftes 1577 DuLa
  • le Smithes lane 1590 DuLa

Etymology

Smythfeld 1415, Smythescroftes 1577, le Smithes lane 1590(v. smið, feld, croft, lanu)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement