Hasfield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hasfield
Historical Forms
- Hasfeld(e) 1086 DB 1167 P c.1200 GlR 1221 Ass 1243 GlR 1248 Ass 1402 Comp
- Hasfeud 1278 Cl
- Hasfild 1535 VE
- Hesfeld 1199 FF c.1200 GlR 1255 FF
- Esfeld 1240 GlR
- Asfeld c.1260 GlR
- Hassefeld(e) 1338,1464 GlR 1520 FF 1535 VE
- Assefeld 1378 Works
Etymology
'Tract of open land with hazels', v. hæsel , feld . Medial -el - is often lost at an early date, as in Hessay (YW iv, 256), etc. Cf. Phonol. § 47.