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.

Smitoft

Field in the Parish of Wistow

Historical Forms

  • Smitoft 1690 Terrier
  • Smite off c.1700 Terrier

Etymology

Smitoft 1690, Smite off (sic) c. 1700 (v. toft; prob. with smið, otherwise with smīte)