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Clayfield Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Scalford

Historical Forms

  • the claye feilde 1601,1605,1612 Terrier
  • Clay Feilde 1625 ib
  • the Clay feild 1674,1697,1703 ib
  • the Clay Field 1704 Reeve 1708,1708(18),1730 Terrier

Etymology

( x2 ) , the claye feilde 1601, 1605, 1612Terrier ,Clay Feilde 1625ib , the Clay feild 1674, 1697, 1703ib , the Clay Field 1704Reeve , 1708, 1708 (18), 1730Terrier , v. clǣg , feld ; one of the great fields of the township .