Chaureth alias Cherry Hall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Broxted
Historical Forms
- Ceauride 1086 DB
- Chaurea 1199 ChR
- Chaure(e) 1238 Cl 1251 Ch 1254 Ass 1330 Londin
- Chaurey(e) 1246 Ch 1269–85 FF 1473 Pat
- Chaur' 1238 SR 1254 Ass
- Chaurye ib.
- Schaure 1274 RH
- Caure 1285 Ass
- Caureth 1347 Cl
- Churethe 1294 Ipm
- Chewreth 1533 FF
- Chaureth(e) 1295 Cl 1303,1428 FA 1372 Pat
- Chaureth(e) Grene 1445 Tilty
- Chawreth (al. Broxted) 1598 ChancP
- Chawreth or Cherry Hall, Chawreth Green 1777 C
Etymology
'Ceawa 's brook,' v. riþ . Cf. Chalcombe (PN Nth 50), Chawridge (Berks) earlier ceauuan hrycg (BCS 775) and Challow (Berks) earlier ceawan hlæwe (BCS 833).