Bassingfield
Early-attested site in the Parish of Holme Pierrepont
Historical Forms
- Basingfelt 1086 DB
- Basingef' 1201 Cur
- Basingefeld 1251 FF 1264 Ipm
- Basingefeud 1280 Ass
- Bassingefeld 1202 FF
- Basingfeud 1230 ib
- feld, Bassingfeld 1280 Ass 1284 FA
- Besyngfelde 1521 Wills
Etymology
Bassingfield is Basingfelt 1086 DB, Basingef '1201 Cur, Basingefeld 1251FF , 1264 Ipm, Basingefeud 1280Ass , Bassingefeld 1202FF , Basingfeud 1230 ib.et freq , with variant spelling –feld , Bassingfeld 1280Ass , 1284 FA, Besyngfelde 1521 Wills. 'Open country of Bassa 's people,' v. ing , feld . Cf. Basford supra 138.