Austerfield
Major Settlement in the Parish of Blyth
Historical Forms
- Ouestraefelda, Eostrefeld c.715 Eddi
- Oustrefeld 1086 DB
- Ousterfeud 1279 YI
- Ousterfeld 1276 RH
- Ostrefeld 1247 Pat 1294 QW
- Osterfield 1759 PRCnt
- Westerfeud 1247 YI
- Oysterfelde 1284,1294 YI
- Hoysterfeld' 1323 MinAcct
- Austerfeld(e) 1328 Banco 1332 Ch 1376 Ipm 1594 FF
- Austerfeild 1592 WillY 1619 FF
- Awsterfelde 1550 WillY
- Austrefeld(e) 1456 ADv 1465 YDxvi,100
Etymology
'Open land with a sheepfold', v. eowestre , feld . The various forms are discussed in EPN i, 155. There is no reason to doubt that the place of the Synod of 702 was at Austerfield; that precludes any derivation from ON austr 'east', though the latter word may have influenced the later spellings.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Brancroft
- The Cots
- Cross Lane
- Crow Wood
- Dam Bridge
- Dyon's Gate
- Finningley Park
- Hag Plant
- High Field Lane
- Holdin Causeway
- Hurst Ho
- King's Wood
- Low Common
- New Park
- Park Fm
- Partridge Hill
- Rack Dike
- Rake Dale
- Riddings Lane
- Southfield Ho
- Spink Hall
- Wood Close Plant
- Woodhouse
- Bawtry Carr
- Bawtry Hall
- Gally Hills
- Willow Holt