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.

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.