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.

Hemingfold

Early-attested site in the Parish of Battle

Historical Forms

  • Helmefalde 1121–5 BM
  • Helmiggefelde
  • Helmingfelde 1414 Battle
  • Helmyngfold 1460 Battle

Etymology

Hemingfold is Helmefalde 1121–5 BM, Helmiggefelde n.d. Battle 27, Helmingfelde 1414 Battle 99, Helmyngfold 1460 Battle 115. 'Helm(a)'s fold,' v. ing , fald . For this pers. name v. PN NRY 71.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement