Cherubeer
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dolton
Historical Forms
- Churbear 1238 Ass
- Churibe(a)r(e) 1244 Ass 1334,1340 SR
- Churebe(a)re 1422 IpmR 1470 Pat
- Chyreber 1244 Ass
- Cherebe(a)r(e) 1244 Ass 1377,1420 IpmR
- Cherybear 1535 LP
Etymology
v. bearu . There are two tumuli on the hill above this place. If Reichel's identification of DB Bera (f. 295) with Cherubeer is correct, it is perhaps more likely, however, that the first element is OE cyrice, 'church,' than cyric from British cruc , 'barrow, hill' (cf. Ekwall Studies 41).