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.

Northfield

Other OS name in the Parish of Rothwell

Historical Forms

  • the Northe felde 1545 TestLds
  • Carleton North feild 1659 Pick

Etymology

, 1709 WMB , the Northe felde 1545 TestLds, Carleton North feild 1659Pick , v. norð , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name