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.

Chickin home

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • Chickin home 1601 Terrier
  • Chicken home 1612 Terrier
  • Chickinholme 1625 Terrier
  • Chickeneholm 1700 Terrier

Etymology

Chickin home 1601, Chicken home 1612, Chickinholme 1625, Chickenholm (e) 1675, 1679 et passim to 1745, Chickeneholm 1700 (v. cīcen, holmr)