Marefield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Marefield
Historical Forms
- Merdefelde 1086 DB
- Merdefelda c.1160 Dane
- Merdefeld 1198 Fees 1206 P 1333 IpmR
- Merdefeud' 1250 Fees
- Merðefeld' 1169,1177 P
- Mertefeld' 1250 Fees
- Mardefeud c.1130 LeicSurv 1227 Fees 1276 RH
- Mardefeuda Ric1 Ch 1253
- Mardefeld' 1199 P 1224 ClR 1285 OSut l.13 CRCart 1364,1365 Fine 1402 FA 1426 Pat
- Mardefeuld 1287 Ipm
- Mardefild 1287 p.1290 Wyg
- Martefeuld 1233 Cur
- Marthefeld' Edw3 Rental
- Mardfeld 1310 Ipm 1367 AllS
- Marfeld 1405,1426 Pat 1497 AllS 1528 Visit
- Marfield 1608 BM
- Marefeld 1540 Ipm
- Marefeilde c.1570 Rental
- Maresfeld 1535 VE 1541 MinAccts
- Marefield 1824 O
- Merfeld 1443 RTemple 1464 Ct 1478 AllS 1502 MinAccts
- alia ~ 1086 DB c.1130 LeicSurv
- Altero ~ 1252 Fees
- Sud ~ 1177 ChancR 1177,1199 P
- Suth ~ 1276 RH 1310 Fine 1327 ib
- South ~ 1494 Pat 1497 AllS 1502 MiscAccts
- Sowthe ~ c.1570 Rental
- ~ Sud Edw1 Nichols
- ~ Suth 1276 RH 1300 Ipm
- ~ South(e) 1443 RTemple 1464 Ct 1502 MiscAccts 1541 MinAccts
Etymology
'Open country frequented by martens or weasels', v. mearð , feld . The settlement here was early called alia Merdefelde and Altero Mardefeld ' (with MLat alia and alter , both meaning 'the other (of two)') to distinguish it from the lost Old Marefield which Nichols sites over the present parish boundary in Owston and Newbold parish. Subsequently sūð 'south' was usually affixed, but the more northerly township of the same name was styled North (e ) ~ only infrequently, v. OldMarefield in Owston and Newbold parish.