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Survey of English Place-Names

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the Great ( e ) Sand ( e ) Feild ( e )

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • the Great ( e ) Sand ( e ) Feild ( e ) 1601 Terrier 1648 Terrier 1675 Terrier 1679 Terrier
  • the Great Sandy Feild 1625 Terrier
  • the Little Sandy Feild 1625 Terrier

Etymology

the Great (e) Sand (e) Feild (e) 1601, 1648, 1675, 1679, the Great Sand Field 1700, 1703 et passim to 1745, the Great Sandy Feild 1625, the Litle Sand (e) Feild (e) 1601, 1648, 1675, 1679, the Little Sand Field 1700, 1703 et passim to 1745, the Little Sandy Feild 1625 (v. sand, sandig, feld)