English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Edgefield

Major Settlement in the Parish of Edgefield

Historical Forms

  • Edisfelda, Edisfeldam 1086 DB
  • Edesfeld 12,1185(p) RotDom 1200 BM 1185 RotDom 1198 FF 1209 Ass
  • Egesfeld c.1130 Binham 1198 FF Ric1 BM 1210 P 1250 Ass 1333 Pat
  • Edifeld 1177to1181 P 1203 Cur
  • Edichfeld 1191 P
  • Egefeld 1198,1336 FF 1202 P 1231 Cl 1254 NfA 1269,1286 Ass 1329 Ch 1333 SR
  • Eggesfeld 1199(p),1208 P 1209 FF 1333 SR 1336 Cl 1423 BM
  • Eggefeld 1200to1203 P 1269 Ass 1302,1346 FA 1328 DeBanco 1328to1372 Cl 1330 SR 1331,1334 Pat 1333 BM 1341,1455 FF 1365,1376 NoRec 1378 Bodl 1402,1428 FA 1435 Fine
  • Edisfeld 1203 Cur
  • Echesfeld 1209 Ass
  • Eggesfeud 1250 ib
  • Egefeud 1250,1257 1286,1287 Ipm
  • Eggefeud 1275 RH
  • Hegfeud 1286 Ipm
  • Littel eggefeld c.1300 Binham
  • Egefelde 1383 Cl
  • Eggefelde 1421 1535 VE
  • Edgefelde 1547 Pat 1610 Speed

Etymology

OE  edisc 'park, pasture' and feld. The old church was abandoned in 1883 (ruins remain). A new church was built with much use of materials from the medieval fabric (Pevsner 125, EAA 51: 52)