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.

Blockfield

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lingfield

Historical Forms

  • Blokefeld 1263,1279 Ass
  • Blokeffeld 1332 SR
  • Blokfeld(e) 1511,1512 LP
  • Blockfeld 1575 FF

Etymology

Blockfield is Blokefeld 1263, 1279Ass (p), Blokeffeld 1332 SR (p), Blokfeld (e )1511, 1512 LP, Blockfeld 1575FF . Probably 'Blocca 's open space,' v. feld . For this personal name cf. Blockley (PN Wo 98).