Churchfield Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Benefield
Historical Forms
- ciricfeld c.964 BCS1129 1200
- Circafeld 1125–8 ChronPetro
- Chirchefeld 1189 Ch 1332 FA 1428
- Kirkefeld 1202 Ass c.1250 Swaffham
- Curchefeld c.1220 For
- Churchfeld 1346 FA
- Chirchefeldewode 1395 Pat
Etymology
Churchfield Fm is ciricfeld c. 964 (1200) BCS 1129, Circafeld 1125–8 ChronPetro, Chirchefeld 1189 (1332) Chet freq to 1428 FA with variant spelling Chirchefeud , Kirkefeld 1202 Ass (p), c. 1250Swaffham , Curchefeld c. 1220For , Churchfeld 1346 FA, Chirchefeldewode 1395 Pat. 'Open land by the church,' v. cirice , feld , the reference being to a chapel which formed the subject of a grant to the Abbey of Peterborough in 1189 (Ch).