Whitfield
Early-attested site in the Parish of Falfield
Historical Forms
- Whitfeld, Wythfeld 1497 AOMB
- Whitefeld 1509,1533 MinAcct
- Whitfield place 1638 InqM
Etymology
Whitfield, Whitfeld , Wythfeld 1497AOMB , Whitefeld 1509, 1533MinAcct , Whitfield place 1638 InqM. 'White tract of open country', v. hwīt , feld . This was part of the same tract of land as that referred to in Whitfield Fm (4supra ) in the adjacent parish of Cromhall.