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.

Chelmsley Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Coleshill

Historical Forms

  • bosc. Chelemundesheia 1200 FF

Etymology

Chelmsley Wood is bosc. Chelemundesheia 1200 FF. 'Enclosure of Cēolmund ,' v. (ge)hæg.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement