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.

Chincill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Egham

Historical Forms

  • Chinsole 1605 LRMB
  • Chinsale 1650 ParlSurv
  • Chincill 1755 Turner

Etymology

Chincill (lost) is Chynteshale 1333, 1420, Chinteshale 1467 Chertsey, Chinsole 1605LRMB , Chinsale 1650ParlSurv , Chincill 1755 Turner, v. healh . The first element is apparently identical with that of Chinthurst infra 247.