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.

Heathfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Alkington

Historical Forms

  • Hethfeld(e) 1516 MinAcct 1547 Rent
  • Hetfelde c.1580 LRMB

Etymology

, Hethfeld (e )1516MinAcct , 1547Rent , Hetfelde c. 1580LRMB , ' heathyopen country ' , v. hǣð , feld .