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Survey of English Place-Names

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Highfields Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Hoby with Rotherby

Historical Forms

  • the highe feilde 1601 Terrier
  • the highe fielde 1612 ib
  • the high feild 1625,1674 ib
  • High Field 1806 Map
  • High Field Barn 1835 O

Etymology

, the highe feilde 1601Terrier , the highe fielde 1612ib , the high feild 1625, 1674ib , High Field 1806 Map, v. hēah1, feld; one of the great fields of thetownship. Highfields Fm is on the site of High Field Barn 1835 O .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement