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.

Wishfield Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Doddinghurst

Historical Forms

  • Wightesfeld, Wyghtesfeld 1327 SR 1330 FF
  • Wittesfeld 1332 SR
  • Wysshefelde alias Westridgefeldes, Wysshefeldes Grove alias Westridgefeldes 1540 MinAcct, LP
  • Wishfeildes-greene 1678 ERxxvii

Etymology

Wishfield Fm is Wightesfeld , Wyghtesfeld 1327SR (p), 1330FF (p), Wittesfeld 1332SR (p), Wysshefelde alias Westridgefeldes , Wysshefeldes Grove alias Westridgefeldes 1540MinAcct , LP, Wishfeildes-greene 1678 ER xxvii.'Wiht 's feld.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement