Horfield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Horfield
Historical Forms
- Horefelle 1086 DB
- Horefeld(ia) Hy2 Ch 1318 Ass 1248 Ch 1285 Ass 1287 FF 1577
- Horefilde 1583 ib
- Horfeld(e) 1248 Ass 1291 Tax 1311 FF
- Horfield 1630 PR
- Horrifeild 1610 FF
Etymology
'Muddy stretch of open country', v. horu , feld .