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Chapel Field Rd

Early-attested site in the Parish of Goxhill

Historical Forms

  • the Chappelfield road 1775 BPD
  • ye foure fields of goxhill viz: … Horsegate quarter … Chappell quarter … Swallowmyln quarter … Hollands quarter 1611 Terrier

Etymology

CHAPEL FIELD RD, the Chappelfield road 1775BPD , cf. Chappell Field 1685ib , Chappell Feild 1693Foster , Chappell field 1706ib , Chapel field 1777LindDep 77, Chappel Field 1775EnclA , the Chapel Field 1822Terrier , Chapel field (a farm) 1842 White, (ye feild called ) Chappell quarter 1601, 1611Terrier , 1631Dudd , 1638Terrier , 1648Foster , 16671 MiscDon 14 , 1679Terrier , 1682Dudd , 1700Terrier , Chappell Quarter 1690, 1697ib , 1700LindDep 67 , 1728BPD , 1730Foster , 1749Dudd , Chapple quarter 1606Terrier , Chappel Quarter 1648LindDep 67 , 1662, 1668Terrier , 1669LindDep 67 , 1718, 1724Terrier , Chapel quarter 1671, 1745ib . In 1601Terrier it is stated that the parish is divided in foure feildes or quarters as they ar called , and note y e foure fields of goxhill viz : … Horsegate quarterChappell quarterSwallowmyln quarterHollands quarter 1611Terrier . The name is self-explanatory, v. chapel(e), quarter 'a quarter division of land'.A similar division of the parish into quarters is found in Barrow upon Humber supra .