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.

Manfield

Major Settlement in the Parish of Manfield

Historical Forms

  • Mannefelt 1086 DB
  • Mannefeld 1202 FF
  • Manefeld(e) 1086 DB 12 Easby 1280 YI
  • Manafeld 1146–54 BM 1294 Ch
  • Manfeld 1310 Pap

Etymology

'Manna's expanse of land' from the OE  pers. n. Man (n )a and feld.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement