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.

Port Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cirencester

Etymology

Port Fm, 1830 M, cf. also Portfelde 1460CirenD 19d, le Porteffeld 1540MinAcct ; from OE  port2 'a town, market-town', here referring to Cirencester; Portfeld means 'the town common-field', v. feld .