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.

Slack Fields

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • le Slakes p.1290 Hall
  • Slackfeild House 1657 WillS

Etymology

, le Slakes p. 1290 Hall,Slackfeild House 1657 WillS , v. slakki ' a shallow valley, a hollow ' , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name