Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Chaldecots 1765 Tayl 1861 Hutch3

• Cheldecote 1244 Ass

• Kaldecote 1285 FF 1285 ChrP 1372

• Chaldecote 1285 FA 1774 Hutch1

• Ghaldecote (sic) 1285 FA

• Chaeldecote 1372 ChrP

• Chalcote 1482 Hutch3 1484 IpmR

• Chaldecot 1545 Hutch3

• Chald(e)cott(e) 1732 Coker 1795 Boswell

• Chaldicot (Fm) p1795 Mansel

• Chalcotts Kymerige, Chalcotes Kymerege 1526 Hutch3

• Chalcotes 1482 1484 IpmR

• Chal(l)dcottes land(e) 1590 Mansel

Etymology

Chaldecots (lost, about SY 932784), Chaldecots 1765 Tayl, 1861 Hutch3, Cheldecote 1244Ass (p), Kaldecote 1285 FF, 1285 (1372) ChrP , Chaldecote 1285 FA (p)et freq to 1774 Hutch1, Ghaldecote (sic)1285 FA (p), Chaeldecote n.d. (1372) ChrP , Chalcote 1482 Hutch3 (p), 1484 IpmR (p), Chaldecot 1545 Hutch3 (p), Chald (e )cott (e )1732 Coker, 1795 Boswell, Chaldicot (Fm )p1795Mansel ; Chalcotts Kymerige , Chalcotes Kymerege 1526 Hutch3, Chalcotes 1482 ib, 1484 IpmR, Chal(l)dcottes land (e )1590Mansel , originally 'cold cottage', v. cald (WSax  ceald), cot , from its high, exposed situation ½ mile from the coast; the family of (de ) Cheldecote , Chaldecote , etc which took its name from this place remained here for many centuries, hence the later possessive, manorial name Chaldecots .