Heathfield Brake
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ottery St Mary
Historical Forms
- hæðfeld mere 1061 Ottery 1227
- Hethfeldmere 1339 Ass
Etymology
'Waste land,' v. Heathfield supra 265. me (a )re is probably the OE (ge)mære, the place being on the parish boundary.