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Rotherfield

Rotherfield proper noun: a village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5529).

Proper noun

Rotherfield

  1. A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5529).

Origin of Rotherfield

'Open land of the cattle', from Middle English Ridrefelda, from Old English Hrȳþeranfeld, from hrīþer (“cattle”), genitive plural hrȳþera + feld (“field”).

Questions about Rotherfield

What does Rotherfield mean?
Rotherfield means a village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5529).
What part of speech is Rotherfield?
Rotherfield is a proper noun.

Words near Rotherfield in the dictionary

  1. rother nails
  2. Rotheram
  3. Rotherams
  4. Rotherbridge
  5. Rotherby
  6. Rotherfield
  7. Rotherham
  8. Rotherhams
  9. Rotherhithe
  10. Rothermel
  11. Rothermels

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