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Survey of English Place-Names

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Chalbury (Camp), Chalbury Lodge

Early-attested site in the Parish of Preston

Historical Forms

  • (terre…subtus) Charlebury 1452 Ct
  • Cherl(e)bury 1461 Rent
  • Chall Brow, Under Chall Brows, Chalbury Lodge 1838 TA

Etymology

Chalbury (Camp) (SY 695838), Chalbury Lodge, (terresubtus ) Charlebury 1452Ct , Cherl (e )bury 1461Rent , Chall Brow , Under Chall Brows , Chalbury Lodge 1838TA , 'the encampment of the peasants', from ceorl (gen. pl. ceorla ) and burh (dat. sg. byrig ); Chalbury is an Iron Age hill fort (RCHMDo 2 486–7).