Gadfield Elm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Eldersfield
Historical Forms
- Gatefeld 1275,1327 SR
Etymology
These places are within a quarter of a mile of one another and should probably be associated. The second is clearly OE gāta -feld , 'open land of the goats' (v. gat , feld ). Gadbury Bank is a conspicuous hill and may be the Berewe (v. beorg ) of the first quotation. The full form of the name may have been OE gāta -beorg , ME gate-berewe , or it may simply have been influenced by the neighbouring place-name.