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.

Chatfields

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bolney

Historical Forms

  • Chatefeld 1279 Lewes
  • Chetfeld 1279 Ass
  • Chettefeld 1296 SR

Etymology

'Ceatta's open land,' v. feld .