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.

Northfield

Major Settlement in the Parish of Northfield

Historical Forms

  • Nordfeld 1086 DB
  • Northfeld c.1086 EveA 1190
  • Nortfeld al. Norfeld 1338 Ipm
  • Norfeld 1577 Saxton

Etymology

'Open land (v. feld ) lying to the north of King's Norton,' which is itself to the north of an early settlement at or near Bromsgrove.