Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Kerchel Freinel 1212 Fees

• Kerchel, Kertel 1235–6 ib

• Parua Kerchel(l) 1244,1268,1280 Ass

• Parua Kerchil 1244 ib

• Parua Cerchel, Parua Kerchull', Parua Curchel 1280 ib

• Little Curchel 1270 Ipm

Etymology

Little Crichel (lost), Kerchel Freinel 1212 Fees; Kerchel , Kertel 1235–6 ib; Parua Kerchel (l )1244, 1268, 1280Ass , Parua Kerchil 1244ib , Parua Cerchel , Parua Kerchull ', Parua Curchel 1280ib et freq with variant spellings Parva Curchel (until 1431 FA), Little Curchel (1270 Ipmet passim ), Little Cerchehil ', Little Curchull , Little Kerchelle , Little Kerchehull , Little Kerechel , Little Kyrchhylle , Little Curchelle , Kirchile and spellings as for More Crichel supra until 1431 FA, Petite Kirchel 1280Ass , Lytylkirchille 1409 Cl; parua Crichil 1268Ass , Parva Crichull 1428 FA, Little Critchell 1795 Boswell; parua Chercel 1280Ass , Parva Chirchil 1303 FA. Little to distinguish it from the par. name supra , v. lȳtel , parva , petit , Long Crichel par. infra .Freinel is no doubt manorial, though a family of this name has not been noted here, cf. Roger Fraynel 1288 Hutch3 1718 mentioned in connection with Studland par.