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.

Westfield

Major Settlement in the Parish of Westfield

Historical Forms

  • Westewelle 1086 DB
  • Westefelde 12th Bello 1107–24 BM
  • Westefeud 1291 Tax
  • Westerfeud 1248 Ass

Etymology

'Open land to the west,' v. feld . 'West' probably with reference to Guestling.