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.

Chelmer Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hatfield Peverel

Historical Forms

  • Raynbird 1314 Hope

Etymology

Chelmer Fm, near the Chelmer, was Rymberds in 1499 and Rainberds in 1589, and owed its name to the family of Robert Raynbird (1314 Hope).