Radfield Hundred
Hundred in the County of Cambridgeshire
Historical Forms
- Radefelle 1086 DB
- Radefelde 1086 InqEl
- Radesfeld(a) 1086 ICC
- Rad(e)feld(e) 1157 P 1428 FA
- Radefeud 1260 Ass 1272 Ass
- Radefelt 1381 Ass
- Ridefeld 1166 P
- Redefeld' 1185 RotDom c.1250 SR
- Ratefeld 1251 ElyCouch 1277 Ely
- Radefelde 1335–9 Clare
- Radfe(i)ld 1504, 16th Pembroke
- Radfyld ib.
- Radfilld 17th ib.
- Wrat Field 1815 Pembroke
- Rad Field c. 1840 TA
Etymology
The hundred was named from Radefelde 1335–9Clare , Radfe (i )ld 1504, 16thPembroke , Radfyld ib., Radfilld 17th ib., Wrat Field 1815Pembroke , Rad Field c. 1840TA . This was 'in campo de Burgh' near the land of Batemans Chantry and north of Widgham, stretching apparently into Dullingham. Probably 'red open country,' v. feld .Patches of gravel on the chalk make the soil look rather reddish.