Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Eclesfelt 1086 DB

• Eclesfeld 1086 DB 1150–6 YCh 1171–81 1193 P 1291 Tax

• Ecclesfeld 12 Dugdv 1150–60 YCh 1190,1191 P 1201 OblR 1268 FF 1285 KI 1315 Pat 1532 FF

• North Ecclesfeld, Ecclesfeld in Halumshire 1276 RH

• Ecclesfeud 1200–10 YCh1295

• Ecclesfeuld 1268 FF

• Ecclisfeud, Ecclysfeud 1279 YDxii,307 1297 LS

• Ecclisfeld 1403,1405 YDxii,246,295 1483 BM

• Eglesfeld 1161,1188 YCh 1278,1201 Cur 1206 OblR 1528 WillY 1535 VE

• Eglisfeld 1502 Testiv

• Ecclefeld' 1190 P

• Egglesfeld(e) 1201 Cur 1207 OblR 1479 Testiii 1519 WillY

• Egglisfeld 1531 Testiv

• Ekelesfeud 1276 RH

• Ekelisfeld 1287 Ebor, YD xvi, 96

• Hekelesfeld 1472 Pat

• Egelesfeld 14 Sawl194

Etymology

v. eclēsia , feld , and Ecclesall 192supra , 'open country in which a British church stood'. The many Eg (g )les - spellings are due to the voicing of -k - before -l -, which is not uncommon in p.ns. (cf. Phonol. § 37).