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.

Kirk Field Place

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • le (the) Kirkefe(i)ld(e) 1324 WCR 1332 YDx 1499 WCR1 1545 TestLds 1709 WMB
  • le (the) Church(e)feild(e) 1600 WCR8d 1709 WMB

Etymology

Kirk Field Place, le (the ) Kirkefe (i )ld (e )1324 WCR, 1332 YD x, 1499WCR 1, 1545 TestLds, 1709 WMB, le (the ) Church (e )feild (e )1600WCR 8d, 1709 WMB. v. kirkja , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site