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.

Perryfield Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brightling

Historical Forms

  • Pirefeld 1229 Pens

Etymology

Perryfield Wood (6″) is possibly Pirefeld 1229 Pens. 'Peartree open land,' v. pyrige , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement