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.

the checker pice

Field in the Parish of Ashby cum Fenby

Historical Forms

  • the checker pice 1843 TA 1577 Terrier
  • the Checker pece 1601 Terrier
  • the checker peec 1664 Terrier
  • y e Checquer piece 1690 Terrier

Etymology

the checker pice(sic) 1577, the Checker pece 1601, the checker peec(sic) 1664, y e Checquer piece 1690(v. cheker)