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.

Hatfield Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Hadfield Farme 1637 Linds
  • Hatfield 1650 WillY
  • Hatfield House 1694 Wheat
  • Hadf(i)eld 1441 SheffMani,32,96,etc.

Etymology

, Hadfield Farme 1637 Linds, Hatfield 1650 WillY, Hatfield House 1694 Wheat, named from the family ofHadf (i )eld (1441 SheffMan i, 32, 96, etc.) , which may have come from Hatfield 7supra ; this place was formerly called Renathorpe ( 212 supra ) , cf. also Shiregreen 213supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name