Harefield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Harefield
Historical Forms
- Herefelle 1086 DB
- Herefeld 1206 Abbr 1342 NI
- Heresfeld 1219 P
- Hereveld 1311,1372 FF
- Herrefeld 1115 StPaulsMSS 1176 P 1213,1247 FF
- Harefeld 1223 FF 1242 Fees 1294 Ass
- Harefeud 1274 ib
- Herfeld(e) 1301 Ipm 1316 FA 1350,1431 FF
- Harfeld 1393 IpmR 1402 EEW 1428 FA
- Harveild 1560 ParReg(Ickenham)
- Harvil 1625 ib
- Harvill 1657 1682 Morgan 1724 Moll
Etymology
'Army open space,' v. here , feld . It is impossible to say at what particular period the name may have arisen or just what its significance may be. For the late spellings with v , see Introd. xvii.