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.

Wedfield

Other OS name in the Parish of West Putford

Historical Forms

  • Wydefeld 1330 SR
  • Wydefyld 1430 BM

Etymology

is Wydefeld 1330SR (p), Wydefyld 1430 BM . ' Wide open land , ' v. feld .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement