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Survey of English Place-Names

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Chiltern Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Gnosall

Historical Forms

  • Chiltern(e)hall 1395 ChancM 1448 Hone 1535 VE 1573 Ct 1645 ParReg 1647to1706 ChComm
  • Chyltern(e)hall 1447 Ct 1538–44
  • Andrewshall 1361 Pat

Etymology

Chiltern Hall, Chiltern (e )hall 1395 ChancM, 1448 Hone, 1535 VE, 1573Ct , 1645 ParReg, 1647 to 1706ChComm , Chyltern (e )hall 1447Ct , 1538–44 ECP, Eliz ChancP, the name being taken from the Chiltern Hills. The hall was still existent in the late 18th. It had previously been known as Andrewshall 1361 Pat.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement