diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/directTopoChange/directTopoChange/directActions/hexRef8.C b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/directTopoChange/directTopoChange/directActions/hexRef8.C
index cb55ea15e..d26289f85 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/directTopoChange/directTopoChange/directActions/hexRef8.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/directTopoChange/directTopoChange/directActions/hexRef8.C
@@ -1698,7 +1698,7 @@ Foam::hexRef8::hexRef8(const polyMesh& mesh)
             IOobject::READ_IF_PRESENT,
             IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
         ),
-        labelList(mesh_.nCells(), 0)
+        labelField(mesh_.nCells(), 0)
     ),
     pointLevel_
     (
@@ -1711,7 +1711,7 @@ Foam::hexRef8::hexRef8(const polyMesh& mesh)
             IOobject::READ_IF_PRESENT,
             IOobject::AUTO_WRITE
         ),
-        labelList(mesh_.nPoints(), 0)
+        labelField(mesh_.nPoints(), 0)
     ),
     level0Edge_(getLevel0EdgeLength()),
     history_
@@ -1779,8 +1779,8 @@ Foam::hexRef8::hexRef8(const polyMesh& mesh)
 Foam::hexRef8::hexRef8
 (
     const polyMesh& mesh,
-    const labelList& cellLevel,
-    const labelList& pointLevel,
+    const labelField& cellLevel,
+    const labelField& pointLevel,
     const refinementHistory& history
 )
 :
@@ -1833,8 +1833,8 @@ Foam::hexRef8::hexRef8
     {
         FatalErrorIn
         (
-            "hexRef8::hexRef8(const polyMesh&, const labelList&"
-            ", const labelList&, const refinementHistory&)"
+            "hexRef8::hexRef8(const polyMesh&, const labelField&"
+            ", const labelField&, const refinementHistory&)"
         )   << "History enabled but number of visible cells in it "
             << history_.visibleCells().size()
             << " is not equal to the number of cells in the mesh "
@@ -1849,8 +1849,8 @@ Foam::hexRef8::hexRef8
     {
         FatalErrorIn
         (
-            "hexRef8::hexRef8(const polyMesh&, const labelList&"
-            ", const labelList&, const refinementHistory&)"
+            "hexRef8::hexRef8(const polyMesh&, const labelField&"
+            ", const labelField&, const refinementHistory&)"
         )   << "Incorrect cellLevel or pointLevel size." << endl
             << "Number of cells in mesh:" << mesh_.nCells()
             << " does not equal size of cellLevel:" << cellLevel_.size() << endl
@@ -1876,8 +1876,8 @@ Foam::hexRef8::hexRef8
 Foam::hexRef8::hexRef8
 (
     const polyMesh& mesh,
-    const labelList& cellLevel,
-    const labelList& pointLevel
+    const labelField& cellLevel,
+    const labelField& pointLevel
 )
 :
     mesh_(mesh),
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/directTopoChange/directTopoChange/directActions/hexRef8.H b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/directTopoChange/directTopoChange/directActions/hexRef8.H
index df4bc8535..e61c31caa 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/directTopoChange/directTopoChange/directActions/hexRef8.H
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/directTopoChange/directTopoChange/directActions/hexRef8.H
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ SourceFiles
 #include "removeFaces.H"
 #include "refinementHistory.H"
 #include "PackedList.H"
+#include "labelIOField.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -68,10 +69,10 @@ class hexRef8
         const polyMesh& mesh_;
 
         //- Per cell the refinement level
-        labelIOList cellLevel_;
+        labelIOField cellLevel_;
 
         //- Per point the refinement level
-        labelIOList pointLevel_;
+        labelIOField pointLevel_;
 
         //- Typical edge length between unrefined points
         const scalar level0Edge_;
@@ -326,8 +327,8 @@ public:
         hexRef8
         (
             const polyMesh& mesh,
-            const labelList& cellLevel,
-            const labelList& pointLevel,
+            const labelField& cellLevel,
+            const labelField& pointLevel,
             const refinementHistory& history
         );
 
@@ -335,8 +336,8 @@ public:
         hexRef8
         (
             const polyMesh& mesh,
-            const labelList& cellLevel,
-            const labelList& pointLevel
+            const labelField& cellLevel,
+            const labelField& pointLevel
         );
 
 
@@ -344,12 +345,12 @@ public:
 
         // Access
 
-            const labelIOList& cellLevel() const
+            const labelIOField& cellLevel() const
             {
                 return cellLevel_;
             }
 
-            const labelIOList& pointLevel() const
+            const labelIOField& pointLevel() const
             {
                 return pointLevel_;
             }
diff --git a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/directTopoChange/meshCut/modifiers/multiDirRefinement/multiDirRefinement.C b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/directTopoChange/meshCut/modifiers/multiDirRefinement/multiDirRefinement.C
index 0cf15e047..c48fe9ce5 100644
--- a/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/directTopoChange/meshCut/modifiers/multiDirRefinement/multiDirRefinement.C
+++ b/src/dynamicMesh/dynamicMesh/directTopoChange/meshCut/modifiers/multiDirRefinement/multiDirRefinement.C
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ void Foam::multiDirRefinement::refineHex8
     hexRef8 hexRefiner
     (
         mesh,
-        labelList(mesh.nCells(), 0),    // cellLevel
-        labelList(mesh.nPoints(), 0),   // pointLevel
+        labelField(mesh.nCells(), 0),    // cellLevel
+        labelField(mesh.nPoints(), 0),   // pointLevel
         refinementHistory
         (
             IOobject