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Survey of English Place-Names

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Upfields

Other OS name in the Parish of Rugeley

Historical Forms

  • Upfeld 1353 Ct 1548 Survey
  • the Upp felde 1570 ib
  • la Upfeild 1584 Comm

Etymology

, Upfeld 1353Ct , 1548Survey , the Upp felde 1570ib , la Upfeild 1584Comm , ' the higher up fields ' , v. upp , feld , one of the old open fields of Rugeley .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement