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.

Northfield

Early-attested site in the Parish of Charlton Kings

Historical Forms

  • North(e)feld 1327 SR 1372,1435 MinAcct 1592 FF
  • Northfeilde Downe 1605 Comm
  • Norfeld down 1606 AOMB

Etymology

Northfield, North (e )feld 1327SR , 1372, 1435MinAcct , 1592FF , Northfeilde Downe 1605Comm , Norfeld down 1606AOMB . 'Northern open field', v. norð , feld , and dūn 'hill'.