Meanings
- A village and civil parish (served by Swafield and Bradfield Parish Council) in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG2832).
Origin
- Old English*Swæþfeld
- EnglishSwafield
Attested in the 1086 Domesday Book as Suafelda. From Old English *Swæþfeld, a compound of swæþ (“track”) + feld (“field”).
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