Chequer Hill Coppice
Early-attested site in the Parish of Titchmarsh
Historical Forms
- Cheker garden 1523 LP
- Chekereshalle 1330 Ass
- lez Chekiracre 1501 Compotus
- le Cheker 1468 ADi
- the Chequer 1522 SrASxx
Etymology
Chequer Hill Coppice (6″) is Cheker garden 1523 LP. Cf. le Chekerestede in Wittering (1357 Cl), a meadow called le Cheker in Brackley (1415Magd ), Chekereshalle (1330Ass ) in Nassaburgh Hundred, and lez Chekiracre (1501Compotus ) in Peterborough. Elsewhere we have le Cheker (1468 AD i), a field in Camberwell (Sr), Chekermede (1548LRMB ) in Cobham (Sr), and the Chequer (1522 SrAS xx) in Merstham. Fields so named probably took their name from their appearance with their varied crops.