Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Chillinge c.970 LibEl

• Kellinga, Challinga 1086 DB

• Kelinges 1158 France

• Kellinges 1177to1202 P 1210 Cur 1248 Ch

• Kelling 1209,1250 Ass 1243 Fees 1275 RH 1316 FA 1332 Pat

• Kellinge 1250 FF 1257,1269,1286 Ass

• Keling 1257 Ass

• Kellyng 1275 RH 1310to1688 FF 1325,1374 Ipm 1350 Pat 1388 Inq 1402,1428 FA 1433 Fine 1451 BM

• Kylling 1275 ib

• Kellyngge 1286 Ass 1314 Ipm 1330 SR

• Kellingge 1286 1287 Ipm

• Kellingg 1302 FA 1324 Ipm 1333 SR

• Kellyngg 1302,1346 1313,1349 Ipm

• Kellings 1311 NoRec

• Kyllynge 1535–75 VE

Etymology

A group name in -ingas (Cyllingas ), 'the followers or people of *Cylla ', formed from the OE  pers.n. which is not recorded independently but evidenced in Cyllan beorg and wyll 772 (13 Sawyer 108) BCS 208, to be compared with Cyllanhricg KCD 1369 (v. Ekwall in PN -ing 58 f.).To account for the early variation in spellings Mills adds the OE  pers.n. Ceolla (Redin 46).