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.

Hartfield

Major Settlement in the Parish of Hartfield

Historical Forms

  • Hertevel 1086 DB
  • Hertefeld t.Steph France 1428 FA
  • Hertisfeld 1179 P
  • Hertfeud 1262 Ass
  • Hertfeld 1309 Cl 1401 FA

Etymology

'Open space frequented by harts,' v. heorot , feld and cf. Harvel (K).