Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Celvedune 1086 DB

• Cealvaduna Exon

• Calvedone DB, Exon

• Calvedona Exon

• Chauuedon, Chauvedon 1199 CartAnt 1242–3 Fees 1244,1268 Ass 1285 FA

• Chaunedon (sic) 1214 FineR 1227 FF

• Chauudone Haregang (sic) 1288 Ass

• Cauvedon 1215 Cur

• Chanedon (sic) 1218 FF

• Chandon (sic) 1227 ib

• Chandon Hareng 1258 ib

• Chandon Haryngg 1291 Tax

• Chavedon Hareng 1235–6 Fees

• Chauedun, Chavedun 1268 Ass 1269 Ch

• Chavedon 1443 Weld1

• Chauedon Harang, Chaudun Harang 1288 Ass

• Chaudon Haryngg 1428 FA

• Chalvedon(e), Chaluedon(e) 1224 ClR 1234 HarlCh 13 Ch 1234 1279

• Chaluedon(e) Hareng 1243 FF 1244 Ass

• Chaluedon(e) Harang 1268 ib

• Est Chaluedon(e), Est Chaveldon 1269 Misc 1489 Ct

• Chaluedon(e) Harang 1340 NI

• Chaluedon(e) Heryng 1332 Cl

• Chaveldon Harang 1288 Ass

• Chalnedon (sic) Haryng 1291 Tax

• Chaluedoun 1399 Cl

• Chalfuedon 1414 Weld1

• Chaulvedon 1499 Ct

• Calvedon Harang 1297 Cl, Pat

• Caluedon 1445 Weld1

• Chalvesdon Heryng 1428 FA

• Chaldon 1501 Pat

• Est Chaldon 1535 VE

• Chaldon Hearyng 1574 Russ

• Est Chaldon 1575 Saxton

• East Chaldon 1594 Ilch

• Chaldon Hearinge 1652 Weld1

• the mannor and Fearme of Chaldon Hearing 1587 Russ

• Chalden alias Chaldon Hearing 1595 ib

• East Chauldon 1640 Weld1

Etymology

'Hill where calves were pastured', v. calf (WSax  gen.pl. cealfa ), dūn , cf. Chaldon Sr 42; for the hill itself, v. High Chaldon infra .The family of Harang were here from the time of Hy 2 (Hutch3 1340, 2521), cf. also Thomas Hareng 1199 CartAnt, Terricus Harang 1203 Cur, Phillip Hareng 1227 FF; the same family gave its name to Winterborne Herringstone par., Herrison in Charminster par., and Langton Herring par. (all infra ). East in relation to West Chaldon or Chaldon Boys infra where some of the early forms without affix may strictly belong, v. ēast . For the AN vocalisation of preconsonantal l in Chauvedon , etc., v. ANInfl 146 ff, Feilitzen 78.