Oldfield

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proper noun

A hamlet in Keighley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0037).

OriginOld English eald →
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Meanings

proper nounOldfield (countable and uncountable, plural Oldfields)

plural Oldfields · alternative Offield

  1. A placename:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Keighley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0037).
    2. countableuncountableA river in Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA community in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri, United States.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englisheald“old”
  2. EnglishOldfield

From Old English eald (“old”) + feld (“field”).

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APA

Oldfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oldfield

MLA

“Oldfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oldfield. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oldfield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oldfield.

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