Fifield, Berkshire
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- Not to be confused with Fyfield, Berkshire
| Fifield | |
| Berkshire | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU908768 |
| Location: | 51°29’3"N, 0°41’38"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 1,000 |
| Post town: | Maidenhead |
| Postcode: | SL4 & SL6 |
| Dialling code: | 01628 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Windsor |
Fifield is a village in the parish of Bray in Berkshire.
The settlement lies near the junction of the M4 and A404(M) motorways, and is situated approximately 3 miles from Maidenhead (to the north) and Windsor (to the east).
The local pub is the Fifield Inn.[1]
Names
The name Fifield is from the Old English fif hid, meaning '(estate of) five hides of land'.[2]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Fifield, Berkshire) |
References
- ↑ "Fifield Inn, a Pub and Bar in Fifield, Berkshire. Search for Berkshire Pub and Bars". Information-britain.co.uk. 2005-10-16. http://www.information-britain.co.uk/showPlace.cfm?Place_ID=31689. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ↑ Mills, A.D: A Dictionary of English Place-Names, page 131. Oxford University Press, 1991.
