Summer Lesure Field
Early-attested site in the Parish of Tydd St Giles
Historical Forms
- Sumerleswe 1251 ElyCouch
- Somerlesowe 1376 Ct
- Somerlesur 1496 ib
- Somerleasure 1577 ib
- Somerleasue (Feld) 1579–81 ib
- Summer le Sieur Field 1767 Wisb
- Summer Sewer Field c.1840 TA
Etymology
Summer Lesure Field [sʌme lesiu·ə] is Sumerleswe 1251ElyCouch , Somerlesowe 1376Ct , Somerlesur 1496 ib., Somerleasure 1577 ib., Somerleasue (Feld )1579–81 ib., Summer le Sieur Field 1767Wisb , Summer Sewer Field c. 1840TA . 'Summer pasture,' v. lǣs and cf. Summer Lesure Field in Tydd St Mary (L), with similar early forms.