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Survey of English Place-Names

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Oaksfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Methley

Historical Forms

  • the Okefeilde 1592 Meth
  • the Okes feld 1618 ib
  • Oakes Field 1786 EnclA
  • le Okes 1590 MethMR

Etymology

, the Okefeilde 1592 Meth, the Okes feld 1618 ib, Oakes Field 1786EnclA 24, named from le Okes 1590 MethMR , v. āc , feld .