Chebbard Fm, Chebbard Clump
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dewlish
Historical Forms
- Scaborth(e) 1335 Vaux c.1447
- Chebbord 1765 Tayl
- Chebbard (Fm) 1811 OS 1844 TA
- be suþe Scaftesbury 859 ShaftR(S334)
- be suðe ceatwanberge 870 15 ib
- on shete bergh, of þane berghe 1019 15 ib
Etymology
Chebbard Fm (SY 762982), Chebbard Clump [ˈtʃibəd], Scaborth (e )1335 (c. 1447) Vaux , Chebbord 1765 Tayl, Chebbard (Fm )1811 OS, 1844TA , probably to be associated with the bdy mark be suþe Scaftesbury 859 ? for 870 (15) ShaftR (S 334), be suðe ceatwanberge ? 870 (15) ib (S 342), on shete bergh , of þane berghe 1019 (15) ib (S 955 (1)) (a point in the bounds of Cheselbourne which belonged to Shaftesbury abbey, hence the scribal error Scaftesbury ). The final el. of the OE name is beorg 'hill, barrow', whereas Chebbard itself would seem to contain bord 'board, plank', also 'border, rim' (it is near par. bdy), cf. Borthwood Wt 53 and the use of the cognate byrde in Stibbard Nf (DEPN). However, the first part of the two names may be identical, although its form and meaning are difficult to establish. Fägersten 173 suggested an OE pers.n. Ceatwa , a wk. form of the pers.n. postulated for Chaceley Wo 192 (Ceatewesleah 972 (c. 1050)); however Ekwall (DEPN) thinks that the first part of Chaceley is more likely to be identical with Chittoe W 252 (Chetewe 1168), which is probably from PrWelsh cēd 'wood' with the suffix -iu or -öü (ultimately from Brit *Caito ā ). It should perhaps be noted that there are signs of RB occupation just W of Chebbard Fm (RCHM 388, 331).