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.

Cheldon Barton

Major Settlement in the Parish of Cheldon

Historical Forms

  • Chaeledona, Chadeledona 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Cheledone, Cadeledone
  • Chedeladon c.1185 Buckland
  • Chedeledon 1238 Ass
  • Chedeledune 1242 Fees783
  • Chedeledon 1285 FA
  • Estchedeldune 1242 Fees758
  • Est Chedeledon 1285 FA
  • Cheddeledone 1321 Exon
  • Chydeladon 1281 Ass

Etymology

'Ceadela 's hill,' v. dun . Cf. Chillington supra 332.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site