Chelmorton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Chelmorton
Historical Forms
- Chelmerdon(e), Chelmerdona 1101–8 RegLich a.1108 Dugd 1234 Fees 1587 Lanc
- Chelemeredune 1225 FF
- Chelmaredon 1196 Cur
- Chelmardon 1212 Fees 1346 HarlCh 1514 DbAxviii
- Chulmerdon 1234 Fees
- Chilmerdon' 1236 Fees
- Cheylmeredune 1240 FF
- Cheylmerdon(e), Cheilmerdon(e) 1249 DunstAn 1269 Ass 1389 IpmR
- Cheylmardon(e), Cheilmardon(e) c.1240 Dale c.1260 BelCh 1371 DbCh
- Chailmerdon 1336 IpmR
- Chailmardon 1335 Cl 1335 Misc
- Chelmeresdon' 1200,1205,1206,1207 P
- Chelmerton 1415,1564 Woll 18th
- Chelmarton 1556,1580 DbAnsii
Etymology
In spite of Ekwall's arguments to the contrary (Studies 165–6), there seems little reason to reject Walker's suggestion (PN Db) that this is 'Cēolmǣr's hill', v. dūn . The spellings in -ei -, -ey -, -ai - would be due to AN influence; cf. R. Mease supra 12. The later spellings show the common interchange of dūn and tūn .