English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Merchant Fields

Other OS name in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Marchonfields 1704 LPTax
  • Matcham Field 1817 M

Etymology

, Marchonfields 1704 LPTax, Matcham Field 1817M , from the surname Marchant , Merchant .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name