Heathfield
Early-attested site in the Parish of Aveton Giffard
Historical Forms
- Hetfelt 1086 DB
- Hetfeld 1244 Ass 1296 ADvi
- Hethfeld'tone 1242 Fees771
- Hethfeld(e) 1291 Tax
- Hethfeld(e) juxta Magna Modbury 1324 Ass
- Hethefeld juxta Aveton Gyffard 1345 Ass
Etymology
'Waste land,' cf. Heathfield supra 214.