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Survey of English Place-Names

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Curf, Curf Fen

Other OS name in the Parish of Chatteris

Historical Forms

  • Curf(f)e 1552 CCC 1637 BedL 1651–86 FenS
  • Cyrfe 1621 SewersD
  • Corfe 17th AdvL
  • Cuffe 1668 BedL

Etymology

is Curf (f )e 1552CCC , 1637 BedL,1651–86FenS , Cyrfe 1621SewersD , Corfe 17thAdvL , Cuffe 1668BedL . Probably from OE  cyrf , ' cutting . '