Cheshire
Volume edited by : John McN. Dodgson (and, for part 5(2), A. R. Rumble) 1970-97
Historical Forms
- Legeceaster scir 980 ASC m11
- Civitatis Legionum provincia 980 FW c.1118 SD 980 c.1130
- Cestriae provincia 1061–6 KCD939
- provincia Cestriae 14 Higden
- Cestrensis provincia c.1118 FW
- provincia Cestrensis 14 Higden
- the provinces of Chestre 14 Higden(Anon)
- þe province of Chestre 1387 Trev
- Ceasterscire 1085 ASC
- Cestre Scire 1086 DB
- Cestreshyre H8 Orm2
- Cestresshire 1301 Pat 1344 1344 ib
- Cestria c.1189–99 Ch 1290 Orm2 e13
- Chestre 1536–9 Leland
- comitatus Cestrie 1237 Cl
- comitatus Chestre 1361 Pat
- countee de Cester E1 Orm2 1666
- le Counte de Cestre 1331 Dow
- the counte of Chestre 1434 Sheaf
- Cestreyra 1250 Dieul
- Chastirshir' 1313 Cl (p), Bardsley 175
- Chestershire 1326 Cl
- Chestershir(e), Chestreshir(e) 1536–9 Leland
- Chestershire…more short Cheshire 1656 Orm2
- þe schire of Chestre 1387 Trev
- the shirez of…and Chestre 1486 AD
- la conte de Wehestre 1427 Dav
- co. Westchestr' 1505 Dow
- county of Westchester 1662 Sheaf
- county of West-Chester 1696 ib
- Cheschire 1430 Eyre
- Chesshire 1442 ChRR
- county of Cicestre 1439 Cl
Etymology
'The province of the city of Chester', v. scīr 1 , Chester 330 infra .The emergence of this shire is discussed in Part 5. Chastreschireford was on the eastern boundary of the county, v. Derbyshire Bridge 173infra .