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Chapel Field Spinney

Other OS name in the Parish of Empingham

Historical Forms

  • le Capell Feilde 1550 Pat
  • Chaplefeild 1698,l17 Terrier
  • (Le) Chappell Feild 1712 Anc 1719 Deed
  • Chapel Field 1795 DC 1818 Anc

Etymology

, 1893ib , le Capell Feilde 1550 Pat, Chaplefeild 1698, l17Terrier , (Le ) Chappell Feild 1712Anc , 1719Deed , Chapel Field 1795DC , 1818Anc , one of the great open - fields of Empingham and named from the former medieval chapel dedicated to St Botolph , v. chapel(e) , feld and South Field infra .