Finchingfield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Finchingfield
Historical Forms
- Fincingefeldā, Fincinghefelda, Phincing(h)efelda, Phincing(h)efeldā, Phincing(h)efeldam 1086 DB
- Finchelesfeld' 1190–2 P
- Finchesfeld (Finchelefeld) 1194 P
- Fynchesfeld 1407 Pat
- Finchyncfeld 1196 FF
- Finchinkefeud 1264 Misc
- Finching(e)feld 1200–61 FF 1202 Stoke 1203 Cur 1255 Ass
- Finching(e)feud(e) 1227,1239 FF
- Finching(e)ford 1248 Ass 1238 SR 1239–42 ADi
- Fynchin(g)g(e)feld 1239 FF 1264 Pat 1303 FA
- Fynchyngfeld 1322–37 Londin
- ffynchinge(s)ford 1285 Ass
- Fingin(g)feld 1202 FF 1248 Ass
- Finchlingefeld 1202 Cur
- Finchefeld 1203 Cur 1235(p),1254 Ass 1303 Pat 1361 IpmR
- Fynchefeld 1439 FF
- Finchfeild 1667 EASxvii
- Finchigefeld 1212 RBE
- Finkingfeld 1218 Fees
- Finchinfeld 1230 FF 1295 Ipm
- Finchinfeud 1291 Tax
- Fingchincfeld 1252 Cl
- Fyngchyngesfeld 1268 FF
- Fynchyngefeld 1269 ib
- ffynchesford 1285 Ass
- Fichingfeld 1379 Fine
Etymology
This is probably to be interpreted as 'open country of the people of Finc ,' the bird-name being used as a pers. name, v. ing , feld . The name is on independent record as a second name in Godric finc (KCD 923) and we have either the bird- name or a pers. name in finces stapel (BCS 986), more probably the latter. The forms of Finchley (PN Mx 29), earlier Fynchesle , and Finchdean Hundred (Ha), earlier Finchesdene (1167 P), with persistent genitival s , point similarly to a pers. name. Cf. also Fincheswell in Hayles (Gl) 1256 Winchcombe.