Benefield

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Benefield

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Recorded as Beringafeld in the Cartularium Saxonicum, the placename derives from the Old English personal name Bera + -ing (“belonging to”) + feld (“field”). The -n- in the present name is most probably due to Anglo-Norman assimilation.

proper noun Benefields · Benfield

countable, uncountable A civil parish in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, which includes the villages of Upper and Lower Benefield.
countable, uncountable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{benefield_2026,
  title = {Benefield},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/benefield},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}