Chastleton
Major Settlement in the Parish of Chastleton
Historical Forms
- Ceastelton 777 BCS222 12th
- Cestitone 1086 DB
- Chestelton' c.1100 EHRxlviii late12th
- Chestylton 1397 Os
- Chestelton 1509–10 Os
- Cestretona 1129–33 OxonCh 1320 Os
- Cestretona in Hennemers 1276 Os
- Cestreton in Hennemersh 1320 Ch
- Cestrenet' 1143 OxonCh
- Cestrent' 1143–7 OxonCh
- Chestertone c.1180 Os c.1280 Eynsh 1321
- Cestertona Bardulfi 1206–21 Os
- Cestertone in Hennemerhs c.1208 Os
- Cestertona c.1245 AD
- Cesterton' 1246–7 Ass
- Ceteltun' 1220 Fees
- Chastelton 1286 FF 1349 Ipm 1355 Ch 1428 FA
- Chasteltone Bardulf 1329 Eynsh
- Chastilton 1509–10 Os
- Chastleton 1589 AD
- Chestertona 1315 Os
- Chestertone 1328 Eynsh
- Chesterton 1389 Os 1428 FA
- Chastertone 1341 Cl
- Casterton 1346 FA
- Chestlington 1568 AD
Etymology
'tūnby the prehistoric camp.' The first element is OE ceastel , for which v. Holthausen. There is a prehistoric camp in the vicinity, and the forms show a considerable amount of confusion with ceaster .Bardulf from Bardulfus f. Rogeri (probably a second cousin of the first Henry d'Oilli), who held Chastleton 1160–91, and his descendants, two of whom had the same name. Henmarsh (Gl) means 'marsh frequented by wild birds.'