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.

Whitfield Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cromhall

Historical Forms

  • Whitefeld 1320 Ass 1327 SR
  • Whiteffeld c.1540 AOMB
  • Whitfeld 1540 MinAcct

Etymology

Whitfield Fm, Whitefeld 1320Ass , 1327SR (p), Whiteffeld c. 1540AOMB , Whitfeld 1540MinAcct . 'The white tract of open country', v. hwīt , feld . Cf. Whitfield (7infra ).