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Survey of English Place-Names

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Chettle Chase Coppice

Other OS name in the Parish of Chettle

Historical Forms

  • Chettle cops 1618 Map

Etymology

, Chettle cops 1618Map , cf. bosco de Chetel 1234 Cl , foreste de Chettell '1235 Cl , foresta regis de Chetel 1237Cl , chaceade Blakedone et Chetel 1288Ass , Little Woodsupra ; both Blagdon ( in Cranborne par . supra ) and Chettle were within Cranborne Chase supra .