Therfield
Sign in to saveTherfield is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The village stands on a broad chalk ridge, about south-west of Royston. At its northern end, the parish includes the common land of Therfield Heath, which adjoins the edge of Royston.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Therfield
- UK place.population
- 588
- UK place.population_ref
- (Parish, 2021)
- UK place.shire_district
- North Hertfordshire
- UK place.shire_county
- Hertfordshire
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- North East Hertfordshire
- UK place.post_town
- ROYSTON
- UK place.postcode_district
- SG8
- UK place.postcode_area
- SG
- UK place.dial_code
- 01763
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- TL334371
- UK place.static_image_name
- Village Green, Therfield.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Village green by the Fox and Duck
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- History
- Therfield Chapel
- Geography
- Governance
- Administrative history
- Population
- References
- External links
Therfield is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The village stands on a broad chalk ridge, about south-west of Royston. At its northern end, the parish includes the common land of Therfield Heath, which adjoins the edge of Royston.
==Toponymy== There are several possible origins for the name Therfield. It may derive from "þyrre field", meaning "dry open land" in Old English. Alternatively, the "Ther" element may have derived from "furrow" or could be a theophoric reference to Thor.