Chudleigh
Major Settlement in the Parish of Chudleigh
Historical Forms
- Ceddelegam c.1150 Launceston 14th
- Cedele 1161 RBE
- Cheddeleghe c.1200 Torre 15th Exon 1259
- Chedele(ghe) 1236 Cl 1244 Ass 1263 Exon
- Chedley 1456 Pat
- Chuddeleghe c.1200 Torre 15th Ass 1281 IpmR 1484
- Chudele 1379 Pat
- Chideleghe 1249 Ass 1421 Pat
- Chyddelegh 1281 Ass
- Chidlegh 1454 Pat
- Chidlay 1577 Saxton 1675 Ogilby
Etymology
The first element in this name is probably a pers. name, though its date and form are uncertain. Cf. William Chuda in the 1333SR . This may well derive from the OE cēod (e ), 'bag,' used as a nickname. It is possible, however, that the first element is that word itself, used in some topographical sense. Chudleigh lies on a hill in a hollow. Cf. Addenda, Part i, liv and Part ii, xiv, s. n. Chidham, and Ekwall, Studies 68–9.