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Proper Noun

1. 1
   A number of places in England:; A settlement in Thriplow and Heathfield parish, South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4546).
2. 2
   A number of places in England:; A village and industrial estate in Bovey Tracey parish, Teignbridge district, Devon (OS grid ref SX8376).
3. 3
   A number of places in England:; A market town in Heathfield and Waldron parish, Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5820).
4. 4
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Rotherfield parish, Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ5630).
5. 5
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Alkington parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7098).

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6. 6
   A number of places in England:; A suburb of Fareham, Fareham district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5506).
7. 7
   A number of places in England:; A tiny hamlet in Claxby parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF1193).
8. 8
   A number of places in England:; A hamlet in Stonebeck Down parish, Nidderdale, North Yorkshire, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE1367).
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   A number of places in England:; A small village in Oake parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref ST1626).
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    A number of places in England:; A settlement in West Bagborough parish, Somerset (OS grid ref ST1633).
11. 11
    A built-up area in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland, between Ayr and Prestwick (OS grid ref NS3523).
12. 12
    A township in Adelaide Hills council area, South Australia.
13. 13
    A suburb of Cape Town, South Africa.

Etymology

From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + feld (“field”), equivalent to heath + field. Doublet of Hothfield.

Related phrases

Crowcombe HeathfieldHeathfield and WaldronThriplow and Heathfield

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