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Survey of English Place-Names

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Horn Field

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tydd St Giles

Historical Forms

  • Horn(e)feld(e) 1379 1438 Sewers
  • Hurnefield 1570 Imb

Etymology

Horn Field (6″) is Horn (e )feld (e )1379Ct , 1438Sewers , Hurnefield 1570 Imb. Cf. Horne lanes end ib., Hornelayne 1578Ct . OE  horn , 'corner, bend' and feld . The field is in a corner of the parish. Hurnefield is from the related hyrne .