Chest Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Layer de la Haye
Historical Forms
- Cystewde a.1272 Colch
- Chistewod(e) 1276,1291 For
- Chestwode 1427 Pat
- Chesten Woode 1540 LP
Etymology
Chest Wood is Cystewde a. 1272 Colch, Chistewod (e )1276, 1291For , Chestwode ib., 1427 Pat, Chesten Woode 1540 LP. Possibly 'chestnut-wood,' from OE cyst , cisten (v. Chestham, PN Sx 217) and cf. Chisbon Heath infra 348), but as the wood is on the parish-boundary it may be that we have ME cheste , chyste , 'strife,' hence 'wood whose use or ownership is disputed.'