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.

Streetfield Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ewhurst

Historical Forms

  • Stratfeld c.1230 Pens
  • Stretfeld 1279 Ass

Etymology

Streetfield Wood is Stratfeld c. 1230 Pens, Stretfeld 1279Ass .'Clearing by the street' (v. stræt ), here the main Rye-Robertsbridge road. Cf. Matilda atte Strete (1327 SR).