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.

Wayfield Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pyecombe

Historical Forms

  • Wayvyle 1332 SR

Etymology

Wayfield Fm (6″) was the home of Thomas de Wayvyle (1332 SR). For a similar manorial corruption, v. Spinfield and Mansfield PN Bk 189, 241.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement