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.

Hystfield

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ham & Stone

Historical Forms

  • Hisefeld 1585 FF
  • Heisfeild 1621 ib
  • Hisfield 1724 Will

Etymology

Hystfield, Hisefeld 1585FF , Heisfeild 1621 ib, Hisfield 1724 Will.Probably 'Hyssa's tract of open country' from the OE  pers.n. Hyssa or possibly OE  hyse 'youth' (mainly in poetry) from which the pers.n. is derived (Redin 7, 50). v. feld .