Leafield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Leafield
Historical Forms
- la Feld', la Felde 1213 Cur 1298 Eynsh
- the Feld 1517 DInc
- le Feild 1641 Wych
- Aldefelde 1220–8 Sar 13th
- Felde 1220–8 Sar 13th Ch 1366
Etymology
'The field,' v. feld : probably an open space in Wychwood Forest.The first element of the modern name is the French definite article.One of the forms from Sar apparently has (e)ald, 'old,' prefixed.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
Field
- Ashmead
- Broad Assarts
- Long Assarts
- Bitley Lane
- Blind Lane
- Burying Ground
- Bushy Close Grove
- Chase Ground
- Cinquefoil Ground
- Clay Assarts
- Colley Ground
- Gadley Coppice
- Gill Rose
- Hollond Lane
- Hollow Oak
- Honeybones
- Honey Lane
- Field of Industry
- Lancott
- Manor Pound
- Paddock
- Purrance or Purrence
- The Running Close
- Sandy Piece
- The Scrubbs
- The Slipe
- Lower Sperrings
- Upper Sperrings
- Lower Warren
- Upper Warren
- Watcham Assarts
- Deepewell acre
- Churchill
- Brecheland
- Brodesall
- Cleyacre
- Cowham
- Pelsse padocke
- le Towere felde