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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.

Watersfield

Early-attested site in the Parish of Coldwaltham

Historical Forms

  • Watresfeld a.1226 SAC3,46
  • Wateresfeld 1256 SRS31 1418 Add

Etymology

Watersfield is Watresfeld a. 1226 SAC 3, 46, Wateresfeld 1256 SRS 31et freq to 1418Add . 'Open land (v. feld ) of or by the water or stream.' The hamlet lies low, on a small stream.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement