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.

Chessington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Chessington

Historical Forms

  • Cisendone, Cisedune 1086 DB
  • Chissendon(am) 1129–35 Merton t.Ric1 Ch 1290 Tax 1291
  • Chyssendon 1257 FF
  • Chissindon 1195 P 1215 ClR
  • Chissendenn' 1206 Cur
  • Chissenden(e) 1229 Cl 1240 FF 1241 Ass 1249 Ch 1255 Ass 1301 Ipm 1327 Banco
  • Chissedenn' 1206 Cur
  • Chissedon 1207 FF
  • Chessendone 1255 Ass
  • Chessingdone 1279 Ass
  • Chessyngden 1499 FF
  • Chesyngton 1563 FF
  • Chessington 1603 SrWills
  • Chyssingdone 1279 Ass
  • Chysingedene 1279 QW
  • Chissingdon 1295 FF
  • Chussynden, Chussendene 1301 Ipm

Etymology

'Cissa 's hill,' v. ing , dun . The same pers. name occurs in Chichester (PN Sx 10). It is on the London Clay so any connection with OE  cis , 'gravel' is impossible. Persistent double s is also against any such association.