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.

Oldfield

Early-attested site in the Parish of Keighley

Historical Forms

  • Ald(e)feld a.1162 Kirkst
  • Aeldefeld 1189 ib
  • Haldfeld 1226 ib
  • (the) Oldefeild 1594 FF 1604 PRKy

Etymology

Oldfield, Ald (e )feld a. 1162 Kirkst, Aeldefeld 1189 ib, Haldfeld 1226 ib, (the ) Oldefeild 1594 FF, 1604 PRKy. 'The old open-field', v. ald , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement