# Rotherfield

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5529).

## Etymology
'Open land of the cattle', from Middle English Ridrefelda, from Old English Hrȳþeranfeld, from hrīþer (“cattle”), genitive plural hrȳþera + feld (“field”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rotherfield