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.

Cheeseway Ash

Early-attested site in the Parish of Offwell

Historical Forms

  • Chiseweye 1316 FF 1330 SR
  • Cheseway 1449 FF
  • Chesewaydoune 1481 Ct

Etymology

The first element may be OE  cis, 'gravel.' Hence, 'gravelly way or track.'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement