Gorefield
Early-attested site in the Parish of Leverington
Historical Forms
- Gorefeld c.1190 ElyM
- Gordefelde 1520 Ct
- Gorefeild greene 1620 SewersD
Etymology
Gorefield is Gorefeld c. 1190ElyM , Gordefelde 1520Ct , Gorefeild greene 1620SewersD . Probably 'fen feld' from OE gor, 'mud, marsh.' Cf. Havengore (PN Ess 185), earlier Havenemersche , PN Wa xlix, and Goredike Bank supra 206.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Bone's Gote
- Cat Field
- Cattle Dike
- Dowgate Bridge
- Ivesdike Field
- Plain Field
- Pock Field
- Spittle Field
- Townhouses
- Wolf Lane
- Wrat Field
- Fitton Hall
- Wool Croft