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.

Little Driffield

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Driffield

Historical Forms

  • Parva Driffeld 1290 YI
  • Lit(t)le Dreffeld 1367 Pat

Etymology

Little Driffield, with forms and meaning as for Great Driffield supra 153, is distinguished as Parva Driffeld 1290 YI, Lit (t )le Dreffeld 1367 Pat et passim .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement