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.

Chequers Court

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ellesborough

Historical Forms

  • Chekeres 1401 FF

Etymology

The manor takes its name from the family to which Henry de Scaccario i.e. of the (Ex)chequer belonged, who held a quarter-fee in Ellesborough in 1242 (Fees 883).

Places in the same Parish