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.

the Dowerfield

Field in the Parish of Allington

Historical Forms

  • the Dowerfield 1605 Ilch
  • Dower Feilds 1653 ParlSurv

Etymology

the Dowerfield 1605, Dower Feilds 1653(v. dowere'dowry')

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement