Great Chalfield and Little Chalfield
Early-attested site in the Parish of Atworth
Historical Forms
- Chaldfeld 1001 KCD706 14th
- Chaldefeld(e) 1191 Templars 1216 ClR 1242 Fees 1428 FA
- Chaudefeld(e) 1196 Cur 1198 Abbr
- Scaudefeld(e) 1201 FF
- Chadefeld(e) 1316 FA
- Caldefelle 1086 DB
- Caldefeld 1176 P
- Cheldefeld 1281 Ass
- Chaldevile 1526 Ct
- Chawfeld 1583 FF
- West Chawfield t.Eliz WMxxi
- Chafeilde 1646 Sess
- Little Chavill 1659 PCC
Etymology
'Cold or exposed open space,' v. ceald , feld . West is an alternative epithet for Little Chalfield.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Cockroad Plantation
- Grove Mead
- Lenton Fm
- Medleys
- Mount Pleasant
- Newhouse Fm
- Purlpit
- Studley Fm
- Denleys Fm
- Ganbrook Fm
- Beardwell