Rotherfield

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proper noun

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

OriginMiddle English Ridrefelda ← Old English Hrȳþeranfeld →
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Meanings

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

Origin

  1. Old EnglishHrȳþeranfeld
  2. Middle EnglishRidrefelda
  3. EnglishRotherfield

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

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

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

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

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