Clanfield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Clanfield
Historical Forms
- Chenefelde 1086 DB
- Clenefeld' 1196 P
- Clenefelde 1222–5 Os 1247 FF 1320 Ch
- Clenefeld 1241 FF
- Clanefeld 1204 FF 1395 AD
- Kanefeld 1227 FF
- Canefeld 1285 Ass
- Clenesfeld(e) 1275–6 RH
- Clanfeld 1275–6 RH
- Clanyfeld 1380 Cl
Etymology
'Clean field,' v. clǣne , feld . For other occurrences of this name, which probably describes open land free from weeds, v. PN W 70.