Washfield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Washfield
Historical Forms
- Wasfelta, Wasfella 1086 DB
- Wasfeld(e) 1166 P 1283 Exon 1291 Tax
- Wasfeld(e) Magna 1317 Ass
- Wassefeld 1242 Fees762
- Wassefeld Parva 1242 Fees761
- Was(s)hfelde 1316 FA 1342 Exon
- Wayshfelde 1329,1354 Exon
- Wasshefelde 1351 Ass
- Wayschefelde 1409–16 Exon
- Wesfelde 1265 Exon
- Westfeld 1283–7 Exon
Etymology
OE wæsc -feld , 'open land by the low-lying marshland,' v. (ge)wæsc. The place stands high but there is flat marshy land in the Exe valley below.