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.

Kirkfield

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • (le) Kirk(e)feld, Kyrk(e)feld, -feild, -field 1431,1459,1541 Kendi,42,48,84 1699 Will
  • the Churche Feild 1556 Kendi,91
  • Churchfield 1697 ib

Etymology

Kirkfield (lost), (le ) Kirk (e )feld , Kyrk (e )feld , -feild , -field 1431, 1459, 1541 Kend i, 42, 48, 84et freq to 1699 Will, the Churche Feild 1556 Kend i, 91, Churchfield 1697 ib iii, 88. v. kirkja , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement