Charingworth
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ebrington
Historical Forms
- Chevringavrde 1086 DB
- Chedringewurda 1160,1163 P
- Chedringewurða 1166 P
- Chadelingeworth 1200 Cur
- Chaveringewurd, Chaveringewrth' 1190 ADiv 1201 Cur
- Chev(e)ringew(o)rth' 1196 Finberg 1201 Cur 1220 Fees
- Cauelewrd', Cauelengwrd', Cheuelingwrd' 1221 Ass
- Chauelingewurth', Chauelligwrth' 1221 Ass
- Chaveringworth(e), Chaveryngworth(e) 1277 Episc 1287 Ass 1316 Ipm 1328 Banco
- Cheveringworth, Cheveryngworth 1285 FA 1287 Ass
- Charyngworth(e), Charingworth(e) 1353 FF 1355 Ch 1677 PR
- Chalingworth, Chalyngworth 1397 Ass 1535 VE
Etymology
'Enclosure of Ceafor's folk', v. ingas , worð . The first el. is an OE pers.n. Ceafor , which is not recorded, but it would be originally a nickname from OE ceafor 'beetle'. The older forms in Ched - (if correct) probably arise as AN spellings from the confusion of -v - and -ð - in pronunciation; spellings with medial -el - for -er - are AN (cf. IPN 107), and persisted for a time in the contracted form Chalingworth .