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.

Chesham Bois

Major Settlement in the Parish of Chesham Bois

Historical Forms

  • Boys in Cesteresham 1276 Ipm
  • Chesham Boys 1339 Cl

Etymology

This part of Chesham was held by the family of De Bosco or De Bois already in 1213 (Fines) and the second part therefore is manorial in origin.

Places in the same Parish

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