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.

Cat Field

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leverington

Historical Forms

  • Catefeld c.1250 ElyM
  • Cattesfeld c.1260 Thorney
  • Catfelde 1334 Ct

Etymology

Cat Field (6″) is Catefeld c. 1250ElyM , Cattesfeld c. 1260Thorney , Catfelde 1334Ct . 'Open country haunted by the wild cat,' v. catt , feld and cf. Catefelde 1446Ct (Whittlesey).