Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Chalfor(e) 1275 SRS31,23 1380 LibB

• Chaluare 1327 SRS31,127

• Chaluore 1380 LibP

• Chalders Fm 1823 G

• Chaldor' 1272 RH

• Chaldore 1279 Ass

Etymology

The change of form is difficult. The early forms can hardly refer to any other place than Chalder. For the consonantal change Professor Ekwall suggests loss of v from the consonant- group lvr and common development of epenthetic d between l and r . The name may have been affected by the existence in the neighbouring Hundred of Pagham of a Chaldor ' in 1272 (RH), the same place being probably referred to as Chaldore in 1279 (Ass ). This place is now lost. They could not have been far distant from one another and possibly there has been some confusion of similar sounding names. The first name is clearly 'calf-bank,' v. cealf , ora , the second 'cold bank.'