Chawntry
Field in the Parish of Theddingworth
Historical Forms
- c.1965 Surv
- Backside of Chauntry 1696 Map
- Chauntry Close 1696 Map
- Chauntry Leys 1696 Map
- the Chauntery feild 1601 Terrier
Etymology
Chawntry (Backside of Chauntry 1696 (v. bak - side), Chauntry Close, Chauntry Leys 1696 (v. leys), the Chauntery feild 1601, v. chanterie and The Nanalls infra; land formerly forming part of the endowment for a chantry, a chantry being a fund for the maintenance of a priest whose sole duty was to say mass daily for the souls of the founder and his family)