English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Churchill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Loxbeare

Historical Forms

  • Chirchehill(e) 1238 Ass 1319 FF
  • Cherchehill, Chyrchehil 1244 Ass
  • Churhull (sic) 1330 SR

Etymology

Chirchehill (e )1238Ass , 1319FF , Cherchehill , Chyrchehil 1244Ass , Churhull (sic)1330SR (p). v. Addenda, Part i, lii s. n. Churchill.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement