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Chark Field

Other OS name in the Parish of Newnham

Historical Forms

  • Iharcfeld (sic) c.1230 GlR
  • Chark(e)feld 1418,1492 ib

Etymology

( lost ) , Iharcfeld (sic)c. 1230 GlR, Chark (e )feld 1418, 1492 ib , cf. also Cherklegh 1326MinAcct , Cherkrowe 1433 ib , from the surname Chark , cf. Hugo Chark '1221 Eyre 71 of Murcott ( Maisemore ) ; v. feld , lēah , rāw .