West Chaldon or Chaldon Boys
Early-attested site in the Parish of Chaldon Herring
Historical Forms
- West Chalvedon, West Chaluedon 1269 Misc 1280 Ch 1404,1459 Weld1 16 Winch
- Westchaldon 1454,1459 Weld1 1535 VE 1640 Weld1 1811 OS
- Chau(e)don Boys 1270 FF 1285 FA 1299 Ipm
- Chalvedon(e) Boys, Chaluedon(e) Boys 1280 Ch 1288 Ass 1428 FA
- Chalnedon (sic) Boys 1291 Tax
- Chandoneboys, Chandeneboys (sic) 1291 Tax
- Chalwedonboys 1293 FF
- Chalveldon (sic) Boys 1344 Pat
- Chaudeneboys 1428 FA
- ChalderBoys (sic) 1531 Weld1
Etymology
West in relation to Chaldon Herring supra , v. west ; Boys from the family of de Bosco or Boys , cf. Robert — 1269 Misc, Hugh de Bosco 1280 Ch. There was at one time a church here, referred to as 'the church of Chaluedone Boys '1294 FF, ecclesie de Westchaluedon 1404Weld 1, cf. Hutch3 1344, v. St Nicholas's Church infra .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Bush Barrow
- Chaldon Down, Chaldon Down Bldgs
- East Chaldon Fms, West Chaldon Fms
- High Chaldon
- (Old) Chalk Pit
- Chapel
- Chideock Fm
- Clayland Coppice
- Coastguard Station
- Bat's Head
- Bat's Hole
- Beaufort Fm
- Cross
- Gostelowes Fm
- Round Pound
- The Cow
- Ford's Barn
- Hill Barn
- The Hut Dairy
- Lord's Barrow
- The Manor Ho
- Middle Bottom
- Newman's Coppice, Newman's Ctg
- St Nicholas's Fm
- Sailor's Return (P.H.)
- Sandy Drove
- Swyre Head
- Vicarage Fm
- Wardstone Barrow
- The Warren, Warren Ho
- West Bottom
- The Calf
- Five Marys
- Northground Dairy
- Butter Rock
- (Old) Down Barn
- Great Coppice