English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Chiswick Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chrishall

Historical Forms

  • Ceseuuic 1086 DB
  • Chesewyk 1313 Abbr
  • Cheswykhall 1570 FF 1595 BM
  • Chiswick(e) Hall (alias Flaundens) t.Eliz ChancP 1607 EAix
  • Flaunden 1274 FF

Etymology

Chiswick Hall is Ceseuuic 1086 DB, Chesewyk 1313 Abbr, Cheswykhall (alias Flaundens alias Cheswyck ) 1570FF , 1595 BM, Chiswick (e ) Hall (alias Flaundens )t. Eliz ChancP, 1607 EA ix.'Cheese farm,' v. ciese , wic . Flaundens from the family of William de Flaunden (1274 FF) which must have come from Flaunden (Herts).