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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.

Challonsleigh

Early-attested site in the Parish of Plympton St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Lega 1086 DB
  • Legh' 1242 Fees789
  • Legh Chaluns 1284 FA 1286 Ass
  • Chalonsleye 1330 Pat
  • Chanounsleghe 1376 Exon

Etymology

v. leah . The family of Chalun (s ) held the manor from the 13th cent. (Fees 789, 1284 FA).