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.

Chellows Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Crowhurst

Historical Forms

  • fee of Chelewy atte Grave 1287 Ipm
  • Chelewes 1360 Ipm
  • Chelwes 1362 IpmR
  • Chelewes 1518–29 ECP
  • Chellers 1749 B
  • Chellows 1819 O.S.

Etymology

Chellows Fm is fee of Chelewy atte Grave 1287 Ipm, Chelewes 1360 Ipm, Chelwes 1362 IpmR, Chelewes 1518–29 ECP, Chellers 1749 B, Chellows 1819 O.S. This would seem to preserve the OE  personal name Cēolwīg .