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.

Portefields Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of North Claines

Historical Forms

  • le Portfeld 1408 RBB 18th

Etymology

This name, like Portmeadow in Oxford, refers to the port or town open fields.